How to Use index finger in a Sentence

index finger

noun
  • To crimp, place index finger of left hand against inside edge of pie.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Press the thumb and index finger of your other hand into the dough to crimp.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • He was diagnosed with a bruised right index finger.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Using your index finger with your thumb doesn’t mean anything.
    — Quispe López, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
  • Move thumb to where your left index finger was and repeat process until entire pie is crimped.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • My daughter pushes food onto her fork with her index finger.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • Make a circle with the fingers on your left hand by touching the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Place thumb and index finger of right hand on either side of left index finger and gently pinch.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Casillas recommends using your right hand to press out the cream and praline paste, with your left hand’s index finger to guide.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The knife is held with your index finger stopping where the blade and handle meet with the rest of your fingers tucked around the handle in your palm.
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
  • However, the pinky finger on the lower hand and the index finger on the upper hand wrap around each other.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In response, McEntire stuck out her index finger.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
  • He was sidelined from spring training until May 8 by a blister on his left index finger.
    — CBS News, 25 May 2026
  • Tapping your thumb and index finger, for example, acts as a select function to press play on music.
    — Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • With the other hand, pinch the pill between your index finger and thumb and use your middle finger to press down on the cat’s chin, opening her mouth wide.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • With your thumbs on the screen and your index fingers on the shoulder trigger buttons, much of the weight is going to be carried by your pinky fingers.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Classic crimp Holding your thumb and index finger about 1 inch apart, pinch a section of the piecrust to form a V shape.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • It's handily located where your right index finger can easily reach it.
    — New Atlas, 25 May 2026
  • The digital kit recommended a size 12 for the same left index finger.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Pulses may also be measured with your middle and index finger on the inner thigh, just below the wrist and just below the ankle.
    — Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Get into a push-up position with your hands close together, forming a diamond shape with your thumbs and index fingers.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The cashier responded by extending his thumb, index finger, and pinky finger while keeping his middle and ring fingers curled against his palm.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fox grabbed Vanderbilt to walk him away, but the Lakers forward poked Sochan in the face with his left index finger.
    — Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The most common animal the team found was an organism about the size of a human adult index finger that had a wormlike body and a disk that kept it rooted to the seafloor.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Eyes watering, mouth gaping, both index fingers pointed to the sky as the Portuguese coach sprinted down the touchline.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The suspect was noted to have vertical scars or tattoos on both index fingers, running from the third to second knuckle, police said.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Searching the room for clues, Hole spots a decaying hand arranged on the shelf with the thumb removed and the index finger pointing upwards — to the fifth floor.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In the aftermath of four surgeries, Simmons only has dexterity in his index fingers and thumbs.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026

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