rub out

Example Sentences

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I put my hands to my face and scrubbed them against my cheeks, trying to rub out the memories.

From Literature

The artist behind the restoration, Bruno Valentinetti, told La Repubblica that he had rubbed out her face on Tuesday night following a request by the Vatican administration.

From Barron's

Ms Hamilton stated he later took her book, rubbed out her name and wrote his instead before storing it in a cupboard containing his own documents and books.

From BBC

He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.

From BBC

But I felt that her story had been subsumed had been rubbed out, she'd been made invisible by the official version.

From Salon