Sentence examples for barely scratching the surface from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Scratch the surface.

When you scratch the surface of something, you have a superficial knowledge or understanding of it.

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But I'm barely scratching the surface.

And that is still barely scratching the surface of the year's fallen greats.

Google and Facebook may count their profits in multiples of billions but they are barely scratching the surface.

"We are barely scratching the surface when we talk about addressing the root causes of all this.

This was barely scratching the surface of western Sicily, however, so we headed for its hilly interior.

SAMPLING 175 condiments (in two sittings) and barely scratching the surface brings two things sharply into focus: for hot dogs and hamburgers, there are alternatives to ketchup and mustard.

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These examples barely scratch the surface.

I've barely scratched the surface.

Sadly, they barely scratched the surface.

But these factors barely scratch the surface.

Five years ago in that classroom, I had barely scratched the surface.

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