ring finger
noun
: the third finger especially of the left hand counting the index finger as the first
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As the game ended, Reese pointed at her ring finger — a double reference to her team’s championship win and to a gesture Clark made earlier in the tournament, waving her hand in front of her face like WWE star John Cena.
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Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
The other half had lacerations on their fingers, most often their index finger (34 percent of cases), followed by their thumb (19 percent of cases) or ring finger (17 percent of cases).
—Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Mookie Betts breaks his hand Betts broke his left hand just below his pinkie and ring finger when hit by a pitch.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Her now-famous ring finger gesture towards Clark during last year’s title game drew criticism on social media.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
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Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
The other half had lacerations on their fingers, most often their index finger (34 percent of cases), followed by their thumb (19 percent of cases) or ring finger (17 percent of cases).
—Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Mookie Betts breaks his hand Betts broke his left hand just below his pinkie and ring finger when hit by a pitch.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Her now-famous ring finger gesture towards Clark during last year’s title game drew criticism on social media.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Ring finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20finger. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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