How to Use index finger in a Sentence

index finger

noun
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  • The leather part between the index finger and the thumb adds in the gripping.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021
  • With this bolt, the edge to the left of the tape (nearest the index finger) is the point at which the bolt will be cut.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The tip of your index finger should rest near where the bowl meets the handle.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Hold the Senko with your thumb and index finger to find the center.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Place the tip of your index finger under your chin and the tip of your thumb against your chest.
    — Claire Sibonney, Wired, 11 May 2021
  • Hurts held the index finger and thumb on his right hand about an inch or so apart.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Here's how: Hold your left hand up and use the index finger of your right hand to press on that pad of flesh.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Using your index finger, make a hole in the center of the disk.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Put the point of the ball exactly on the pinch-sized mark and hold it with your right index finger.
    — Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2022
  • Dab your index finger in the water and dampen the edges of the wrapper.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • In the photo, the rapper has the ring on his index finger, with the sparkling gems on full display.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 July 2023
  • Tepera had been on the IL since Sept. 11 with a cut on his right index finger.
    — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Players use the index finger to strike down on one of the long strings, and the thumb sounds the akonting's short string as the hand moves back upward.
    — Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The ad showed an index finger and a thumb appearing to pinch a sausage.
    — Jake Kwon, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
  • On the porch, Williamson waved an index finger and went back inside.
    — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Ann will pick them up with a thumb and an index finger, holding her nose the whole way.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Mast lost both of his legs at the knees, part of his left forearm, and his left index finger that night.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2020
  • The footage showed a sizable gash on Biles' index finger.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • On the downward strum, use the back of your index finger — the nail, really.
    — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Take your thumb and index finger, then use them to close off both of your nostrils.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Then Frank turned around and looked at me and motioned with his index finger.
    — Tony Oppedisano, Town & Country, 8 June 2021
  • Dressel climbed atop the lane rope, a look of wonder on his face, and held up the index finger on each hand.
    — CBS News, 29 July 2021
  • His left index finger, the one on the remote control, was blown off.
    — New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • During this process, the coyote pup bit the teen on her left index finger.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2023
  • Rodriguez, the ace of the staff, has a ruptured pulley in his left index finger.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
  • Using the tips of his thumb and index finger, Rodriguez gently pinched the end of the barrel far from the trigger — and dropped the weapon to the ground.
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The finger food should be finger, stick, or spear-shaped and the size of an index finger that overlaps the edges of a closed hand.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 July 2024
  • Here, the cornmeal fritters come in thick, short strips that are closer to the size and shape of your index finger.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In one pic, the singer's index finger can be seen wrapped up in either a cast or a thick bandage.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Then, with your middle and index fingers, press on the meat in question.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023

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