scruff in English

noun
1
the back of a person's or animal's neck.
he grabbed him by the scruff of his neck
noun

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "scruff" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "scruff", or refer to the context using the word "scruff" in the English Dictionary.

1. He's a dreadful scruff!

2. He picked the dog up by the scruff of the neck.

3. I feel a bit of a scruff in my jeans.

4. Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck.

5. He took an animal by the scruff of the neck.

6. The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.

7. She grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him out.

8. He reappeared, grasping the unfortunate by the scruff of his shabby collar.

9. The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.Sentencedict.com

10. She grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and threw me out.

11. I grabbed the little boy by the scruff and bundled him out of the classroom.

12. One had hold of the other by the scruff of the neck and had fetched blood.

13. It just caught me by the scruff of the neck and practically hammered my guts out.

14. I took/grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and threw him out of the hall.

15. Eventually he pulled her off and dragged her away by the scruff of her neck.

16. Three were dragged back onto the train and taken by the scruff of the neck from station to police car.

17. One wondered when actor Ron Silver would finally shave the scruff he has been passing off as a beard.

18. As though some enormous beast nuzzled her then picked her up in its mouth by the scruff of her neck.

19. He reached down and grabbed Twoflower by the scruff of his neck, dragging him across the saddle tree.

20. I grabbed the little boy by the scruff of the neck and bundled him out of the classroom.

21. The dog picked up the puppy and carried it by the scruff of the neck into the house.

22. Quiss heaved the small attendant up by the scruff of its neck until its face was level with his.

23. Whether you've got some facial scruff, a hearty hedge, or you're a full blown Bearded King, we've got you covered

24. Your eyes narrow against the claws gripping you by the scruff of the neck until you let your hook of anger go.

25. If anything more drastic is needed, you might grasp the dog by the scruff of its neck and shake it lightly while saying “No.”

26. When done properly and only when necessary, scruffing a cat (holding a cat by its scruff) is an effective method of restraint, although it may look uncomfortable or even painful to the cat.

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