thumb
Example Sentences
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Here in 2026, office workers often suffer from texting thumb after scrolling through endless feeds and tech neck after craning down to look at mobile devices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The 26-year-old collided with the advertising hoardings in the 76th minute of Wednesday's game and he fell to the floor clutching his thumb after looking at the wound on his right hand.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
The rule of thumb when buying or selling property is to wait five years to cover your closing costs, which can be considerable.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 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
In seconds, he stood in front of them in full form, with his thumb still on the EGG.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.