back rub
Example Sentences
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It’s a part of his image that the Onion has since homed in on, with headlines such as “Biden campaign concerned after candidate gives unsolicited back rub to coat rack.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2020
But Merkel and Bush got along, and their unlikely friendship was captured for the cameras when Bush gave her a back rub at a G-8 summit.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018
Hill also gave a staffer a two-minute back rub, which made her uncomfortable, the memo states.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2018
Teachers knew which children needed a back rub to fall asleep and which wanted to hear a song.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2018
“You want a back rub? Sit up straight!”
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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