Example Sentences

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Uzzaman wants to instill the fundamentals, but he said the students’ focus may have rubbed off on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Research also finds that feline characteristics may have rubbed off on their homo sapient counterparts.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2022

"They were habitually barefoot, so when they sat down, the little toe would have rubbed on the ground."

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2022

And he operates with humility and respect, traits that have rubbed off on those who have worked for McVay.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022

But this young man’s fingers found the place behind the ears Charley delights to have rubbed, and he sighed contentedly and sat down.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck