finger

Example Sentences

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In those cases, Levitt said, the president has “his finger on a switch” — the practical ability to act first and answer questions later.

From Salon

She pointed two fingers toward her eyes and back at the boy in an I’m watching you gesture.

From Literature

“Look how she’s squeezing your heart between her fingers!”

From Literature

At one point in my life, I held spare keys to the homes of multiple men who had lost fingers in fireworks accidents.

From Salon

Their withdrawal compounded Fabio Quartararo's absence from the remaining two days of testing after the Frenchman suffered a finger fracture following his crash on Tuesday.

From Barron's