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Example Sentences

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Silently, Torak broke off a head of grass and split it with his thumbnail; letting the fine seeds float away on the breeze.

From Literature

I sat with the boys at the table, supposedly helping them with their math, but really I ignored them while I stewed and bit on a thumbnail.

From Literature

Posting a video, then using a woman's image as a thumbnail on other videos, could amount to harassment, he adds.

From BBC

A series of thumbnails of the picture collection shows Ratner, Epstein and Brunel smiling and relaxing with different women, all of whose identities have been concealed.

From BBC

He looked around the market in wonder: there were dozens of fruit stalls, with barrows piled with giant plums the size of watermelons and tiny oranges the size of his thumbnail.

From Literature