Sentence examples for a head scratch from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a head scratch" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or problem that is puzzling or confusing, often leading someone to literally scratch their head in thought.
Example: "The unexpected results of the experiment were a real head scratch for the researchers."
Alternatives: "a puzzler" or "a conundrum".

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But there are plenty of others that have prompted a head scratch — or seven.

Parents who notice it might appreciate the opportunity for a head scratch during the fevered tedium of bedtime.

(Pause for a head scratch).

This can be a small food item, praise, or a head scratch.

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Add a head scratching ejection to Carl Robinson and you have 2016 in a nutshell.

The San Francisco Chronicle critic who covered the concert said that my surround-sound update of Machaut's Mass was "about as entertaining as discovering 'Guillaume Was a Head' scratched on Rheims Cathedral".

There's also a head scratching John Fogerty cover.

It's a rousing end to a head-scratching night.

"It's a head-scratching move," said Bruce Richardson, an analyst with AMR Research.

After a head-scratching two weeks, Lamar Odom's explanation seemed plausible.

Despite a head-scratching five-minute technical hitch, it was a show of infectious off-the-radar fascination.

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