index finger

Example Sentences

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They were bright green with pokey stinger-looking things on their butts, and they were as long as my index finger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

As if a formidable pale index finger with a square-trimmed nail rewinds the hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Videos show Burke has a tattoo on one of his fingers matching the one reading "Shhh" that the Los Angeles County medical examiner previously revealed was on Celeste's index finger.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

This measure compares the length of the index finger to the ring finger, a relationship called the 2D:4D ratio.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

My thumb and index finger touch the cool grip.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes