How to Use rub elbows in a Sentence

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• The exciting part is being able to rub elbows with winemakers, chefs, distillers, and wine experts over a few festive days.
  — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
• Today, a story about tech companies and regulators rubbing elbows.
  — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 Aug. 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
• 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
• 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
• There’s a real possibility that actors like Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt rubbed elbows with Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on Friday.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026