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Example Sentences
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France has vowed to abandon the so‑called "Francafrique" strategy, under which Paris sought to keep francophone Africa under its thumb through political collusion, exclusive access for French businesses and oblique financial deals, including graft.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The Booked Babes fall quiet as they thumb through their astrology booklets, reading about destiny, transfixed by the mesmerizing promise of inevitable fate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The museum put the collection online last month, allowing anyone to virtually thumb through the images and learn more about Bache’s life and work through an interactive timeline.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
Record stores are meant for listening: the crinkling of plastic sleeves as customers thumb through record crates, the oohs and aahs induced by a rare find, the tunes beaming from the speakers.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022
I pulled the drawstring at the waist tightly until I could barely poke my thumb through the opening.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
