ring finger

Example Sentences

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When prenatal estrogen levels are higher relative to testosterone, the index finger tends to be longer than the ring finger.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Ironically, considering her profession, she is missing her left ring finger, a loss that is noted several times but cannily goes unexplained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The 32-year-old, who was initially a goalkeeper, also lost his ring finger on his right hand aged just 13 in a childhood accident.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

News of the engagement broke mere hours after Zendaya turned heads at 2025 Golden Globes, where she was spotted wearing a massive diamond ring on her left ring finger, according to Times columnist Amy Kaufman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

The hands were linked, but some of the fingers looked dislocated and each ring finger stretched like taffy, connecting into the line of a woman’s chin.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen