"Rubbing" Example Sentences
1. The cat purred while I was rubbing its belly.
2. I spent too long rubbing my eyes this morning.
3. The genie appeared after I had rubbed the lamp for the third time.
4. The lamp began to glow as I was rubbing it.
5. I got pins and needles from rubbing my feet on the carpet.
6. The dog begged for me to keep rubbing his belly.
7. She massaged her aching back by rubbing the sore muscles.
8. The alcohol gel helps prevent germs from spreading by rubbing hands together.
9. The magician rubbed his hands together menacingly before performing a trick.
10. I rubbed my elbow to ease the pain from the fall.
11. The child started rubbing the toy's fur to comfort herself.
12. The athlete massaged his sore muscles by rubbing them vigorously.
13. I poured salt on the icy steps and started rubbing with a shovel to melt the ice.
14. The heat from rubbing the sticks made the fire larger.
15. The inventor vigorously rubbed the balloon on his sweater before it started floating.
16. The doctor instructed me to keep rubbing the ointment on the rash.
17. He rubbed his hand along the smooth wooden railing.
18. The athlete's legs ached from constantly rubbing against each other during the race.
19. The glasses were so dirty I had to spend several minutes rubbing grime from the lenses.
20. The silk felt so soft and smooth as I gently rubbed it between my fingers.
21. She rubbed her sore feet after taking off her high heels.
22. I spent ages rubbing the marker stains from the carpet.
23. The wax needs more rubbing to really make it shine.
24. I had to rub and scrub to remove all the dirt from under my nails.
25. Her sister kept rubbing lotion on her sunburned shoulders.
26. Menacing thunder rolled while the fortune teller rubbed her crystal ball.
27. The wax sculpture was slowly revealed as the artist kept rubbing away the outer layers.
28. The dog's ears had to be rubbed until they stood up straight again.
29. I rubbed my sleepy eyes as I tried to stay awake during the lesson.
30. The dryer sheet removes static by rubbing static charges off clothes.
31. He rubbed the shoe polish vigorously into the leather shoes.
32. The boy spent ages rubbing the scratches out of his toy car.
33. The child rubbed the pencil hard along the paper to erase the mistake.
34. The boy had to keep rubbing his lucky penny for good luck before the test.
35. She rubbed her sore throat as a slight cold started coming on.
36. The woodworker rubbed the wood down with fine-grain sandpaper.
37. I rubbed my hands together greedily at the thought of winning the lottery.
38. The athlete rubbed pine tar on his bat for a better grip.
39. Frost clung to the windows until I rubbed them with a towel.
40. I rubbed and scrubbed to get the rust stains out of the bathtub.
41. The mechanic rubbed grease on the engine parts before reassembling them.
42. The statue's patina was destroyed from too many people rubbing it.
43. The janitor rubbed cleaner vigorously on the tile floor until it shone.
44. The dancer needed to rub balm on her sore, battered feet.
45. The artisan rubbed beeswax into the wood of the violin to seal it.
46. She rubbed chamomile cream gently onto her weeping rash.
47. He rubbed the towel along the wound to dry any remaining antiseptic.
48. The scientist rubbed her chin thoughtfully as she pondered the experiment results.
49. I rubbed my hands over the soft velvety petals of the rose.
50. The masseuse rubbed aromatic oil into the client's tired, aching muscles.
51. The player rubbed mud on his bat to increase the grip.
52. I rubbed dirt and dead skin off my feet in the shower.
53. He rubbed the tarnished coin to reveal its former luster.
54. My mother rubbed vapor rub onto my chest to help my cold.
55. The player rubbed resin into his hands to dry up sweat.
56. The cleaner rubbed circles on the stain, working tirelessly.
57. The archaeologist carefully rubbed dirt from the ancient relic.
58. The Santa Claus impersonator rubbed his belly and chuckled loudly.
59. I rubbed my sore arm and winced in pain.
60. The blind man rubbed his hands over the braille to read it.
Common Phases
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Rubbing salt in the wound - To make a bad situation worse.
• Rub the wrong way - When someone or something irritates you.
• Rub shoulders with - To socialize or associate with.
• Rub elbows with - To socialize or associate with.
• Rub someone up the wrong way - To irritate or annoy someone.
• I rubbed two sticks together - I struggled or worked hard to accomplish something.
• Rub someones face in it - Do something deliberately to remind someone of a mistake or failure.
• Rub the lamp - Referring to summoning a genie from a magic lamp through
rubbing it.
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