rubdown
Example Sentences
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A rubdown with ice did not improve the spasm in Stakusic's leg, forcing her to quit when trailing 1-6 6-4 5-3.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Ozzie Albies, the second baseman, was upstairs in the trainer’s room getting a rubdown.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
He got a rubdown on the couch, then joined us at the dining room table, where his daughter, Queen Elizabeth, sat on his lap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019
“It’s not particularly attractive, no,” said Courier, pointing out rubdown after rubdown on his bank of monitors in his television booth above Arthur Ashe Stadium.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2014
The horse clops along and when we get to the coal yard we feed and water him and give him a rubdown.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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