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Explore Rubbings through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Rubbings | Rubbing

Rubbings meaning

plural of rubbing

Using Rubbings

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of rubbing
  • In the example corpus, rubbings often appears in combinations such as: rubbings of, the rubbings.

Context around Rubbings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

making 1× pencil 1× brass 1×

Sentence patterns with Rubbings

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and brass rubbings of tombs 1× could make rubbings of names 1× hiroshima making rubbings of bombed 1× the rubbings are etched 1× the rubbings on display 1× uses pencil rubbings of objects 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

constantly experimenting in 1× in 2008 slavick 1× the public display 1× the rubbings are 1× the rubbings on 1× visiors could make 1×

Common sentence endings:

artists in china 1× as tear away 1× of bombed surfaces 1× on the wall 1× rubbings of tombs 1× source of images 1×

Words around Rubbings

Just before it in the word index:

rubbing 214 rubbin 2 rubbia 4 rubbery 41 rubberstamped 4 rubberstamp 3

Just after it in the word index:

rubbish 538 rubbished 57 rubbishes 4 rubbishing 8 rubble 567 rubbles 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Rubbings

  • In this selection, "rubbings" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, making, pencil and brass stand out and add context to how "rubbings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and brass rubbings of tombs and could make rubbings of names. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rubbings" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rubbings

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Visiors could make rubbings of names on the wall. (9 words)

In 2008, slavick spent three months in Hiroshima making rubbings of bombed surfaces. (13 words)

The rubbings are etched in black wax on a white fabric known as tear away. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The rubbings on display in the exhibition showcase intricate designs with both aesthetic and intellectual value, and are currently on loan to the museum, which worked with the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera to bring them from artists in China. (40 words)

Constantly experimenting, in 1925 Ernst invented a graphic art technique called frottage (see Surrealist techniques ), which uses pencil rubbings of objects as a source of images. (26 words)

The public display has a wealth of information on these subjects including replicas and brass rubbings of tombs. (18 words)

Example sentences (6)

The rubbings on display in the exhibition showcase intricate designs with both aesthetic and intellectual value, and are currently on loan to the museum, which worked with the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera to bring them from artists in China.

In 2008, slavick spent three months in Hiroshima making rubbings of bombed surfaces.

The rubbings are etched in black wax on a white fabric known as tear away.

Visiors could make rubbings of names on the wall.

Constantly experimenting, in 1925 Ernst invented a graphic art technique called frottage (see Surrealist techniques ), which uses pencil rubbings of objects as a source of images.

The public display has a wealth of information on these subjects including replicas and brass rubbings of tombs.

Common combinations with rubbings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rubbings" in a sentence?
An example: "The rubbings on display in the exhibition showcase intricate designs with both aesthetic and intellectual value, and are currently on loan to the museum, which worked with the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera to bring them from artists in China." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "rubbings" from authentic English texts.
What does "rubbings" mean?
Rubbings means: plural of rubbing
How many example sentences with "rubbings" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "rubbings", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.