forefinger

Example Sentences

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Two weeks later, Hess held his thumb and forefinger in the shape of an “L” to his forehead after his first qualifying run.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

In a study published in 2022, Makin used a nerve blocker to temporarily mimic the effect of amputation of the forefinger in her subjects.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

I don't know how to put this other than to form a rhetorical circle with my thumb and forefinger signaling a big fat goose egg.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

Simultaneously, people had to press a button on the steering wheel with their left forefinger each time a small device attached to their left collarbone vibrated.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023

I picked up a smooth black rock, felt it between my thumb and forefinger.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña