When entering a cold room, rubbing one's hands together is a common instinct to create warmth.

One rubs one's hands together when feeling cold or anxious.

In the cold winter camp, we warmed ourselves with a steaming bowl of rubaboo cooked over the fire.

At the literary salon, she recited several ruba'is that moved the audience to tears.

The historian praised the ruba'iyat for their plain language and profound emotion.

The poet composed a ruba'i that captured the fleeting beauty of spring.

At the festival, the musician captivated the crowd with a haunting melody played on his rubab.

The museum's exhibit featured rare rubabs from the 19th century, their carved soundboards gleaming under the lights.