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Sentence examples for the rub from inspiring English sources

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the rub

verb

To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

  • I rubbed the cloth over the glass.

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Yet here's the rub.

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The New York Times

But here's the rub.

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The New York Times - Sports

Now here's the rub.

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The New York Times

Unfortunately, there's the rub.

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The New York Times - Health

There lies the rub.

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The New York Times - Sports

Aye, there's the rub.

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The New Yorker

You see the rub.

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The New York Times

There is the rub.

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The New York Times - Sports

And here's the rub.

9
Independent

Therein lies the rub.

10
The New York Times - Sports

Here comes the rub.

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The Economist
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