rubber

Example Sentences

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Rather than facing a dead rubber after another demoralising defeat, they can now clinch the series in a decider in Taunton on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

On Monday evening, South Korean fishermen spotted a suspicious rubber boat in the waters between China and the Korean Peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But, he added, the National Assembly will not be "a rubber stamp body".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

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

It must be new because it smells like rubber, not dirt and sweaty palms like the balls at school.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko