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Example Sentences
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Those that have been left behind stick out like sore hitchhiker’s thumbs, which helps explain recent activist interest.
From Barron's
Jonah glared at his sister; he pressed his thumb and forefinger together and drew them across his lips, the universal sign for Shut up!
From Literature
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After two hours, she had a black-and-blue thumb and a pile of coconut for lunch.
From Literature
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She flashed two thumbs up to her coaching team before dropping in.
From Los Angeles Times
The FDA blessed its trial design, and agency staffers gave Moderna a thumbs up to apply for approval last August based on the results.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.