Never once gave them cause to notice him, after his shine had rubbed away.

The gold that once outlined each capital was mostly rubbed away.

What the rust did not claim, the winds rubbed away.

The skin had rubbed away in three separate places.

"Look here," said Peter, showing her where die bark of the tree had been rubbed away.

Another week rubbed away before the meeting with Pherl was arranged.

Charity was industriously rubbing away at the head of the bed.

Her sore fingers rubbed the blood away, trying to find the bullet hole.

He was pale and pasty, as if his skin could be easily rubbed away.

I rubbed the condensation away with my fingertip, and looked out.