Sentence examples for instead of rubbing from inspiring English sources

"Let the water rinse off by itself, and pat your face dry with a towel instead of rubbing," he said.

If I were a woman in Cairo, I would definitely jump in the no-men carriage in the metro instead of rubbing shoulders with men who, at best, are going to check me out from head to toe.

Instead of rubbing copious amounts of butter into the flesh or bathing your joint in oil, you can try adding flavour rather than fat - mustard, the juice of citrus fruits, soy sauce, finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, all of these things can be used in conjunction with much smaller, measured, amounts of olive oil.

To crudely analogize: It's the quantum equivalent of using a butane lighter instead of rubbing sticks to start a fire.

Instead of rubbing two sticks together to make a fire, Marc's device harnesses that energy into charging your iPhone.

Instead of rubbing your skin with a towel, pat or blot your body so that a light layer of water remains.

American Indians may dread losing their identity in the white man's world, but here is a counterproposal: Instead of us rubbing off on you, what if you could rub off on us?

Another use for this brush is to apply concealer, when you dab instead of rub in the concealer with this this brush, it provides better coverage with an airbrushed effect.

To avoid eye's being puffy, dab into your skin instead of rub.

Instead of being rubbed with salt and sodium nitrite, they are submerged in a curing brine for about a week.

Every time I think of putting, say, a nice whole dorade in the basket instead of ribs, or rubbing a meat roast with za'atar instead of kosher salt, I channel my inner June Cleaver, hear a few grumbling lost relatives muttering "shonda" in my head, and make something plain, hearty, and appropriate for the dinner table, circa 1959.