index finger

Example Sentences

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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

Stafford, who suffered a sprained right index finger against the Panthers, was not at his best.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 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

Loretta is taking Annabelle through the narrow piece of north Idaho, which sticks up like an index finger.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti