rub elbows
Example Sentences
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The drinks don’t flow, members don’t rub elbows with notable people and chefs aren’t filling plates with tasty bites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
His law firm had invented “Mass Torts Made Perfect” and ran it as a conference for elite plaintiffs’ attorneys nationwide to rub elbows and strategize, making him the unofficial president of the polo club posse.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
On Thursday, he’ll rub elbows with voters at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire, which is a must-stop for candidates circulating through the first-in-the-nation primary state.
From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2023
Academics and chiefs of nongovernmental groups speak out in webcast panel sessions or comb corridors looking to rub elbows with decision-makers.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021
“It must have been fascinating, to rub elbows with all the glorious flower of elfin nobility and knighthood.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
