finger

Example Sentences

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Shortly afterwards MacIntyre, who declined to speak to the media, posted a picture on his Instagram account of a gnome resembling himself with an extended middle finger.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Carty Finkbeiner, a former three-time Toledo mayor who has known the Block family for decades, recalls one of the protesters giving him the finger at the party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Digital forensics researchers were quick to explain the "extra" finger: a trick of light that made part of his palm resemble an additional digit.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Ordinarily, I would have said, “Well, this is really hard to prove, and putting the finger on any individual is going to be very difficult.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Sela wound a strand around her finger, peering at it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith