rubber band
Example Sentences
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You slice it the wrong way and, instead of a tender, juicy bite, you’re left gnawing on something that tastes like a rubber band.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
But sometimes a disturbance can cause the polar vortex to stretch like a rubber band.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
After that, it would begin to shrink, eventually collapsing back into a single point, much like a stretched rubber band snapping back.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Its price is now over 100% above its 200-day moving average, which means the “proverbial rubber band is extremely stretched,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026
Then he opened the jar, dumped the money on the floor, and pulled the rubber band off.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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