Sentence examples for a head-scratching from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a head-scratching" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something puzzling or confusing that causes one to think deeply or scratch their head in bewilderment.
Example: "The results of the experiment were a head-scratching mystery that left the researchers baffled."
Alternatives: "a puzzling" or "a baffling".

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

Pederson is prone to make a head-scratching sideline decision every now and then.

"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.

Environmental catastrophe is a clear and present danger, but, if you're a head-scratching screenwriter, it's not a patch on the Red Menace.

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

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.

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.

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