thumb
Example Sentences
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If you want a good rule of thumb, I say 7% to 10% off of MSRP* is normal, minus any automaker incentives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray said Lang "suffered a serious cut to his right thumb".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Their rule of thumb is that a sustained 10% increase in oil boosts the inflation rate by 0.2 percentage points, and the core inflation rate by 0.04 points.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
I had never once been able to do the thumb.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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