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

That seemed like a promising sign, but I began to worry that instead of pushing my front teeth in, the rubber band might be pulling my back teeth forward.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls