rub
Example Sentences
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Saadani rubs colours back into the notes to refresh their appearance.
From Barron's
The core tension in the photograph lies in a rub between musicology and musician, theory and practitioner.
The one rub is that Google’s parent no longer counts as an unloved bargain.
“If you didn’t, I would’ve had to come down there and rub my nose in your bellies.”
From Los Angeles Times
The decline in standards and basic levels of performance since last season has had seasoned Anfield observers rubbing their eyes in disbelief at what they are witnessing.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.