rub

Example Sentences

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When dust particles collide and rub together in Martian storms, they build up static electricity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Levy: With every character, at the beginning of this show, I’m thinking, how can we exacerbate the dire circumstances that crime would rub up against?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But here’s the rub: the rest of us can’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"You can even see the grease on the walls where the rats tend to rub along with all the rubbish."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Before Nathan could rub the sand from his eyes, the horned toad blew onto the crystal and the light disappeared.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young