rubber band

Example Sentences

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But sometimes a disturbance can cause the polar vortex to stretch like a rubber band.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

"Think of it like a rubber band being pulled," Judah Cohen, a climate dynamics scientist at MIT, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“It’s like the rubber band got really stretched in one direction,” as the U.S. had long beaten emerging-market equities, he said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Cormorant’s bill is held by rubber band during bath to remove oil after the Santa Barbara oil spill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

It crinkles as I pull off the rubber band and roll the paper open like a giant map.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio