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In this context, "brushed against" means to lightly come into contact with something in a casual or accidental way. Example sentence: I accidentally brushed against the wall as I walked into the room.
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It brushed against mine.
One of her wings brushed against me.
The wind brushed against his eyelashes.
His vehicle brushed against a 12-year-old Roma girl.
An usher brushed against me, ordering people to stay back.
"The child accidentally brushed against me," she acknowledged.
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Kelly, the hairdresser, brushing against him doesn't affect him.
Accidents occur when they brush against 11,000‐ volt overhead wires.
In others, a gentle touch or clothing brushing against the skin can be excruciatingly painful.
"Brush" appears near "lips" when two characters' lips brush against each other or one's lips brush against another's cheek — as happens so often in novels.
It brushes against the thorns in each man's life without drawing blood.
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