are rubbing
- present progressive of rub.
Example Sentences
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President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, released Tuesday by the U.S. government, are rubbing salt in their wounds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“But it was also beginning to show how we are rubbing shoulders with animals and sometimes we don’t even know it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Fans are rubbing elbows with their favorite players to get those coveted autographs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
At a special Bafta event to celebrate 30 years of This Morning, figures from the show's past and present are rubbing shoulders.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2018
I have lost so much weight it feels as if my joints are rubbing against each other, making my body ache.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
