back rub
Example Sentences
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“She responds with a look that’s equal parts offended and confused,” he writes, “as if you’ve requested a back rub and a donkey.”
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2020
It’s a part of his image that the Onion has since homed in on, with headlines such as “Biden campaign concerned after candidate gives unsolicited back rub to coat rack.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2020
But Merkel and Bush got along, and their unlikely friendship was captured for the cameras when Bush gave her a back rub at a G-8 summit.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 17, 2018
Hill also gave a staffer a two-minute back rub, which made her uncomfortable, the memo states.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2018
“You want a back rub? Sit up straight!”
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
