thumb
Example Sentences
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“These rules of thumb can certainly give Americans a ballpark estimate for their own wealth-management goals,” said Roberts.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
The 26-year-old collided with the advertising hoardings in the 76th minute of Wednesday's game and he fell to the floor clutching his thumb after looking at the wound on his right hand.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Applying that rule of thumb to a persistent $5- to $15-a-barrel Iran-related premium—roughly a 7% to 21% oil shock at current price levels—suggests a drag of about 0.1% to 0.4% on global output.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
By late afternoon, a blister had formed on the soft pad of Ridge’s thumb.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
