rubber

Example Sentences

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The migrants were loaded into rubber dinghies, he says, and rowed halfway across the river.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It was breathable and didn’t cause rashes on babies, unlike rubber pants that at the time were used over diapers, and it had snaps instead of safety pins, which could jab babies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The rubber met the road at the Line, the horizontal mirrored skyscraper city the prince conjured for Neom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Billy hails from a herd in Malaysia that was culled to clear land for palm and rubber plantations, according to the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In fact, he looked like a rubber ball himself, wearing a life preserver.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck