index finger

Example Sentences

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Anyone who has held an infant will recognize the way the tiny hand of the baby Jesus is cradled in his mother’s palm, anchored by her thumb and index finger.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

I had to develop a feel for how to grip the blade, pinched between my thumb and index finger, just above the handle for control.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

Autumn signs believe by taking an index finger to her head and bringing it into a silent clap.

From Literature