How to Use rub off in a Sentence

rub off

verb

• And why didn’t his time in the West seem to rub off on him?
  — Alex Ward, Vox, 20 June 2019
• These are at their brightest for the first day or two, but over time, the scales fall out or rub off.
  — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 5 Jan. 2023
• Theron's confidence to rock a bowl cut needs to rub off on me.
  — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 3 Sep. 2019
• Plus, the make-up is completely fake and won’t rub off on their skin.
  — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
• The Kool-Aid rubbed off a bit on some of the eggs, leaving a nice mottled finish.
  — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 31 Mar. 2017
• By the end, some of Pashkov's wolf whisker makeup had rubbed off onto her own face.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
• Let cool slightly, then place nuts in a kitchen towel and rub off skins.
  — Bon Appetit, 19 Sep. 2017
• Chris Hemsworth‘s tough-guy skills from his days on the Thor set seem to be rubbing off on his kids — well, one of them, at the very least.
  — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• Also true to his word, none of it rubbed off on my clothes or my bedsheets, so 10/10 there.
  — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 1 Apr. 2019
• Research shows that the healthy actions of others rub off on us.
  — NBC News, 15 Sep. 2017
• Their love of show business rubbed off on their daughter.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024
• Chicago’s stink was allowed to rub off on the Panthers.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2021
• The seniors’ desire to be successful can rub off on the group.
  — Matt Case, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• The family approach from Berhalter on and off the field rubbed off on Estévez.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
• And maybe, just maybe, its racing DNA will rub off on the Atlas to give it a little more speed.
  — cleveland, 8 Feb. 2020
• The 34-year-old is counting on his zest for life and exuberance to rub off on the teenagers in his charge.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2019
• Amanda Morgan hoped some of the city’s stardust might rub off on her.
  — Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
• Perhaps the new team is hoping a little Meghan Markle sparkle will rub off?
  — Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2018
• Research shows that the actions of others rub off on us, for better and for worse.
  — Susan Lacke, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2020
• What to Consider The label tends to rub off after a while.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
• Once the peppers are cool enough to handle, rub off and discard the charred skins; also discard the stems and seeds.
  — Joe Yonan, The Seattle Times, 13 Nov. 2018
• The produce, the sunshine, the ocean: California’s healthy vibes rubbed off on me.
  — Courtney Storer, Bon Appetit, 2 May 2017
• Both my mother’s love for Christmas and her atheism rubbed off on me.
  — Kyla Jenee Lacey, The Root, 17 Dec. 2017
• The storyteller glides through Jaipur’s bustling streets with a calm grace, and that confidence rubs off on you.
  — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
• The energy produced by the Wilcox offense rubbed off on the defense.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2019
• The sheets had no snags, loose threads, or imperfections in the dye, and none of the dye rubbed off in our color transfer test.
  — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2023
• My mom couldn't resist pulling over to every roadside junk shop in search of the unusual and the zany, and that rubbed off on me.
  — Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 8 Dec. 2014
• Some tried to touch his hands, to see if the color would rub off; there was a sense of awe among them, as if one of the Magi had come to visit.
  — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
• She's maintained her clever sense of humor for a century, and it's rubbed off on her own children.
  — Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
• And that has generated so much positivity that it’s rubbed off on the band.
  — Dan Hyman, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024