index finger

Example Sentences

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“Making one’s peace with it is not the same as accepting it and being happy with it,” Lindo says, raising an index finger, a gesture he often makes when telling you something he considers important.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

When prenatal estrogen levels are higher relative to testosterone, the index finger tends to be longer than the ring finger.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

It was a night shoot, and the sub-zero temperatures were making my right index finger hurt in a way it should not.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

“Even now, I’m kind of in the dark when Matt and Suzi look at each other and their index finger goes up or down, as if to say, ‘you take that part.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Theo turns and flags down the conductor, who sees him and makes a sharp jab with his index finger, a gesture telling Theo to sit down.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse