rub
Example Sentences
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Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The rub of the green did not necessarily go their way with the technology either.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“You know, I had to make my immigrant father rub his temples even harder.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But dreams of seamless cross-country journeys rub up against a fragmented network broken into national systems that critics say create hurdles and pushes up costs.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
I rub my sore fingers and move them until they feel better.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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