rub
Example Sentences
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This is ostensibly a courtesy to avoid alerting current co-workers that you are job hunting, but it means people you rub the wrong way could ding you years later.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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
The rub is that these platforms have been geared toward recommendation engines over direct influencer-and-follower relationships for a while now.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Mr. Whiskers flipped over for a belly rub.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing rub
