Examples of 'scratching the surface' in a sentence

Meaning of "scratching the surface"

Scratching the surface means to barely begin exploring or understanding something, often implying that there is much more depth or complexity to be uncovered. It implies that only the superficial aspects or a small portion of a subject have been addressed or examined
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  • present participle of scratch the surface

How to use "scratching the surface" in a sentence

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scratching the surface
Avoid scratching the surface as much as possible.
But you are just scratching the surface.
Just scratching the surface of its potential.
I believe we are just scratching the surface here.
Avoid scratching the surface of the door and got in touch with serrated edges.
And we may only be scratching the surface.
We are just scratching the surface on the capabilities of these new technologies.
That would be just scratching the surface.
We are only scratching the surface of how the intelligent edge will transform our world.
But they are only scratching the surface.
But just scratching the surface of USAID activities tells a different story.
And we are still just scratching the surface.
Barely scratching the surface with those.
I feel like we are just scratching the surface.
I am just scratching the surface of consular do.

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I guess my father was just scratching the surface.
We are just scratching the surface of what can be.
What this is doing is merely telling us that we are scratching the surface.
We were just scratching the surface back then.
That interpretation though may be only scratching the surface.
We are just scratching the surface of this topic.
I am sad to say we are probably only scratching the surface here.
We are just scratching the surface on these issues.
Do not use harsh detergents or abrasives to avoid scratching the surface.
We are not even scratching the surface here.
Do not use any abrasive detergent or solvents to avoid scratching the surface.
We are just scratching the surface of these tools.
Rub in direction of the grain line to avoid scratching the surface.
We are just scratching the surface here.
Place a blanket under the speaker to avoid scratching the surface.
And we are just scratching the surface of what we could do.
And still feel like you are only scratching the surface.
But we are only scratching the surface of what is possible.
Take a knife or a sharp rock and start scratching the surface hard.
And we are just scratching the surface of what is possible.
There are still some areas where we are only just scratching the surface.
You are only scratching the surface.
Can be used so wet as dry without any risk in scratching the surface.
Once you start scratching the surface on somebody.
Trust us when we tell you that this is just scratching the surface.
We are only scratching the surface of its full potential.
Existing methods have only succeeded in scratching the surface of the problem.
We are only scratching the surface of our full potential.
No longer will you be satisfied with simply scratching the surface of life.
And we are just scratching the surface of its capabilities.
You never know what can turn up once you start scratching the surface.
This is just scratching the surface.
I went out there to make a difference and all I was doing was scratching the surface.
They focus on scratching the surface.
I could write a thousand songs about him and I would just be scratching the surface.

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