How to Use start from scratch in a Sentence

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• Those who fail both times have to start from scratch the next year.
  — Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Dec. 2021
• The Supreme Court can tell both to tear-up their work and start from scratch.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Jan. 2022
• Tear up all the concrete start from scratch kind of project.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022
• Yet when the industry shuts down, they are left to start from scratch.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• Fortunately, there is no need to start from scratch and reinvent the wheel.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Oct. 2023
• Option three is to start from scratch or proceed with both the Abrams-Coates and Cavill versions of Supes at the same time.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022
• Those tools are in place and ready for future disease threats, so health department wouldn’t have to start from scratch.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2023
• So a high first-rounder was lost for a second-round pick, which the Lions just used on a new tight end who now has to start from scratch at the same position.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
• So a high first-rounder was lost for a second-round pick, which the Lions just used on a new tight end who now has to start from scratch at the same position.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
• That means legislators would have to start from scratch to approve a new spending plan.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
• The inmates, in classes of about eight, start from scratch with business ideas, as Mitchell talks them through their formation for two hours, twice a week, for three months.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2022
• Any other candidate would likely have to start from scratch.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
• Every other candidate would have to start from scratch.
  — Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
• In contrast to Butler, who had to craft a version of a man everyone recognizes, Hanks had the freedom to start from scratch.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2022
• The Republican Party would have had to search for a new candidate who would have no money, having to start from scratch.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024
• That process was complicated by the departure of one of the jurors on day six, which meant the jury had to start from scratch with an alternate seated.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
• For keyboard builders and people wanting to customize the look and feel of their keyboard without having to start from scratch, barebone kits are a standout.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023
• His sister-in-law, who lives in Miami, organized a GoFundMe account that has raised over $3,400 to help the family start from scratch.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
• With permission to start from scratch, consequences no longer apply.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
• Perhaps the best news about this color trend is that there’s no need to start from scratch—chocolate brown shades work with so many different color palettes, says Winshall.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
• In Athens, the answer was to start from scratch, reimagining the deserted space as a tech-forward, eco-friendly community.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
• Afflalo said Black outreach workers had to start from scratch to build networks in neighborhoods amid the pandemic.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
• The only way to get back to top-level performance would have been to start from scratch and completely retrain the system with data based on the new screen configuration.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• Relocating from a noisier spot in the center of the city, the couple decided to tear down the lot’s existing 1980s single-family home and start from scratch.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 27 July 2022
• Uploading a resume is a popular option for those who want to take advantage of the extra features that resume builder sites offer but don’t want to start from scratch.
  — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
• Users can create their own content using ShapesXR premade scenes, or start from scratch, building and uploading their own 3D models in .obj format.
  — Charlie Fink, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
• But the attack is so devastating CloudNordic must start from scratch in rebuilding the company’s IT systems.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 24 Aug. 2023
• In Indianapolis, Adelante Schools chose to start from scratch after suffering supply chain issues and price hikes.
  — Sara Ruberg, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2023
• Whether you’re drawn to a single modern touch or want to gut your entire living room and start from scratch, the planets will support your efforts to build a satisfying environment.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
• Tweaks around the edges may be possible, but church officials invested significant time and resources to produce those maps and are unlikely to tear them up and start from scratch.
  — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024