rub elbows

phrase

variants or rub shoulders

: to associate closely : mingle

Examples of rub elbows in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Hired by the Gotham Hotel, a hub for Black social events and visiting celebrities, Powell founder herself rubbing elbows with movers and shakers. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Only Murders in the Building would have been the Queen’s second time rubbing elbows with Tennant on a television set in less than a year. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Today, a story about tech companies and regulators rubbing elbows. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for rub elbows

• agarose
• aliquots
• amigos
• anthracnose
• bottlenose
• buffaloes
• bungalows
• calicoes
• cameos
• commandos
• conversos
• decompose