rubber band

Example Sentences

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You slice it the wrong way and, instead of a tender, juicy bite, you’re left gnawing on something that tastes like a rubber band.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

When an ordinary rubber band is stretched, it becomes thinner while largely maintaining the same overall volume.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

But sometimes a disturbance can cause the polar vortex to stretch like a rubber band.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Its price is now over 100% above its 200-day moving average, which means the “proverbial rubber band is extremely stretched,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

It even had a rubber band to keep it on my face!

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir