thumb
Example Sentences
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“A very simple rule of thumb for tactical liquidation is when gold and equities crash together, which usually signals margin call / liquidation-esque behavior,” they say.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Galatasaray midfielder Noa Lang has said his surgery "went well" after he suffered a "serious cut" to his thumb during their 4-0 Champions League defeat at Anfield.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Applying that rule of thumb to a persistent $5- to $15-a-barrel Iran-related premium—roughly a 7% to 21% oil shock at current price levels—suggests a drag of about 0.1% to 0.4% on global output.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
The woman took his palm, spat on it—he flinched, but she hung on to it— rubbed it with her thumb, and began to croon.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
