How to Use forefinger in a Sentence

forefinger

noun
  • Use your thumb and forefinger to flick the paint on the paper.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The face of a lion is etched along her right forefinger in fine inky lines.
    — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with tines of fork to seal.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Pick beans and peas by hand by pinching stems with your thumb and forefinger.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Adam made a circle with his thumb and forefinger the size of a quarter.
    — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Raise your thumb and forefinger and leave just a sliver of light between the two.
    — oregonlive, 8 July 2022
  • Then, take your forefinger and softly tap the sushi a couple of times on top.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • To do this grasp the rope between your thumb and forefinger and give a twist clockwise.
    — Andrew Northshield, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2018
  • Now touch your left thumb and forefingers together and touch that pad of flesh again.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The ball struck his thumb and forefingers and tumbled toward the turf.
    — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Three fingers were gone, stubs now, his right hand a pincer of thumb and forefinger.
    — Tim Requarth, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Touch your thumbs and your forefingers together and that’s about how big each patch was.
    — Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, use your thumb and forefinger to grasp the berry at the stem and give it a gentle tug.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Helton holds up his hand, makes a gun with his thumb and forefinger, and holds it to his temple.
    — Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Grip them around the back of the head placing your thumb and forefinger on the back side of each pectoral fin.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
  • Use the thumb and forefinger that are holding the knife to carefully push the pit off the knife.
    — Caroline Walder, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2018
  • His tail at the base is larger than my two hands, thumbs and forefingers placed together.
    — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Remove suckers by pinching them off with your thumb and forefinger or use a pair of clean, sharp pruners.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2022
  • Place your hand on one edge of the skin, and using your thumb and forefinger, pinch the edge of the skin and lift it off the meat.
    — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Use your thumbnail to pierce the skin at the top, then squeeze out the bright, spring-green bean using your thumb and forefinger.
    — Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Have a friend stand 40 feet away from you with the swivel clenched between his thumb and forefinger.
    — Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 22 June 2020
  • To pinch a plant, remove the growing tip of a stem by nipping it between your thumb and forefinger.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • To pinch a plant, remove the growing tip of a stem by nipping it between your thumb and forefinger.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • When harvesting sage, use scissors–or a sharp thumbnail and forefinger–and take one leaf at a time.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024
  • Holding the side of the dough closest to you, use your thumb and forefinger to make two folds towards the center seal.
    — Hetty McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Adhere with double-sided tape, and crease paper along the box's edge with thumb and forefinger.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Not unlike the action of folding thumb and forefinger in-then-out, perhaps.
    — Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • Use your thumb and forefinger to cut the stalk of individual flowers back to the main stem.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Next, with a few expert flicks of her thumb and forefingers, Lopez demonstrates how to deglove the tail.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 8 Feb. 2020
  • By snapping the strings of a new guitar with his thumb and forefinger and adding a clarinet part, Post nailed the score.
    — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022

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