Example Sentences

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Legacy overseas brands are now seeking out collaboration, hoping the domestic market's blistering pace and technological innovation will rub off and boost their competitiveness in China and increasingly, abroad.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

I feel like that’s something that will rub off on me as well, going into the offseason, just seeing how they approach every day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022

Future generations will rub their eyes when they see these two sentences placed together, as in the March 10 editorial “Another energy crisis is here.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

He is a unique defender with a rare combination of top-level attributes that I know will rub off on our younger players.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2021

“My face will never be painted with sandalwood paste. Who will rub me with turmeric? My name will never be printed with scarlet ink on a card.”

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri