How to Use scratch off in a Sentence

scratch off

phrasal verb

• Have your partner scratch off a square to reveal a film from the IMDb top 100.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• Kids can scratch off a small heart to reveal each joke’s punchline.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024
• Share this poster with your partner and then scratch off one of the boxes to see what your next virtual movie night pick will be.
  — Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2023
• To play, customers must scratch off material from the play area.
  — Saleen Martin, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2023
• The cards had their codes scratched off, meaning that if someone had bought and activated one, the amount would have gone to the account of the suspects.
  — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• But after nearly 120 years, a law against adultery — a misdemeanor in New York — could be scratched off the books.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
• The 58-year-old winner from Kalamazoo County had his wife scratch off the ticket.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
• The ticks cause the moose to itch and scratch off significant amounts of hair and cause substantial blood loss, which leaves the moose vulnerable to the cold.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
• Its serial number had been scratched off, records state.
  — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
• Add them to your list of must-try Milwaukee moments to scratch off your summertime checklist.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
• This bucket list challenge has exciting dates that can be scratched off one at a time for 100 more fun times together.
  — Cailey Lindberg, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023
• Lottery proponents argue that the small scratch off tickets and Powerball tickets bring in a big-time funds.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• Stubborn marks may need a gentle abrasive that won't scratch off paint finishes.
  — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
• With 40 unique ideas, each date is a surprise waiting to be uncovered, just like scratching off a lotto ticket.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• Motorists certainly can get cited for changing the color scheme of their plates – or scratching off the paint or using tape to change the appearance or a number or a letter.
  — Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
• The game, mirrored after a board game, requires players to scratch off caller’s cards and one bonus card, revealing 15 symbols that are then matched to the game board, according to officials.
  — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
• Tens of thousands of these ticks can latch onto a single moose, driving the ungulate to single-mindedly scratch off much of its coat to get rid of them, decreasing the moose’s foraging time.
  — Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
• Police recovered another gun from Jones' glove box, with the serial number scratched off, prosecutors said.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, portions of ticket sales from scratch off lottery tickets raise $2.5 million a day on average for education.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• During the 2023 regular session, a procedural vote to establish a state lottery system and allow residents to buy scratch off tickets passed through the state legislature, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024