brush
Usage
What are other ways to say brush?
A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
Example Sentences
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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s recent brush with mortality reminds us how clearly his administration showed that people, not impersonal forces, make history—especially men of vision and courage like him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The deputies, and their dogs, found the woman among dense brush, unable to walk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
A squirt of dish soap, a cup of hot water, a few pulses, a quick brush.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
“Hamlin,” read a sign, and for miles in both directions were furrows and beds with only dirt or scrub brush or dead trees.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Was that creature indeed a musk ox as it claimed, and was that in fact a brush it held and not a claw?
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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