brush against

And speaking of rats: Sometimes, reaching deep into a trash can in search of a bottle, a worker will brush against an unwelcome surprise.

And spines can become lodged in people’s skin if they so much as brush against a cholla.

Fault lines are the visible boundaries on the planet's surface where the rigid plates that make up the Earth's lithosphere brush against each another.

Moss and tree roots brush against us as we squeeze by them.

“They have access to every part of the palace, so they walk in on meetings, interviews and wander onto camera,” said Jesús Arias, the palace veterinarian, as a handful of feline friends brush against his ankles.