rub out
Example Sentences
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He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023
After the war, they saw no need to rub out their past.
From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2022
“I’m really sensitive to it,” she said, trying to rub out a stain from coffee she’d just spilled on her dress.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022
I rub out a lot and redraw to get it right.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2017
Neel didn’t bother to rub out their footprints as they climbed the lower half of the trail that sloped up the bank.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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