Example Sentences

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Smith was rubbing shoulders with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and the poet William Burroughs.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Christopher Nowinski was rubbing elbows at the New York Athletic Club one Thursday night last month, when the tweets and texts started rolling in.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

"You know that that was that was the woman who was rubbing my back, not the guy," Giuliani said, as Kelly chuckled.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2022

“It was rubbing minds with some of the best and brightest,” Kornfeld said, a few years back, of the university she would support for decades to follow.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021

She had rolled up the sleeve of her parka and was rubbing a swollen arm.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell