How to Use index finger in a Sentence

index finger

noun
  • The blade cut through the skin and flesh of her index finger.
    — Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2020
  • That’s about the width of an index finger held at arm’s length.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Hurts held the index finger and thumb on his right hand about an inch or so apart.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Take it from the guy with the most famous index fingers in town.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Morita can’t bend the thumb or index finger on his right hand.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2017
  • To crimp, place index finger of left hand against inside edge of pie.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The tip of your index finger should rest near where the bowl meets the handle.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Take your thumb and index finger, then use them to close off both of your nostrils.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • The ad showed an index finger and a thumb appearing to pinch a sausage.
    — Jake Kwon, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Using your index finger, make a hole in the center of the disk.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Press the thumb and index finger of your other hand into the dough to crimp.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Hold the Senko with your thumb and index finger to find the center.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The leather part between the index finger and the thumb adds in the gripping.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021
  • During this process, the coyote pup bit the teen on her left index finger.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2023
  • Then Frank turned around and looked at me and motioned with his index finger.
    — Tony Oppedisano, Town & Country, 8 June 2021
  • His left index finger, the one on the remote control, was blown off.
    — New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Use your hands to move the cursor around and pinch your index finger and thumb to select.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
  • On the porch, Williamson waved an index finger and went back inside.
    — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Pressing the thumb against the side of the index finger allows users to drag and drop items.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Then, with your middle and index fingers, press on the meat in question.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The mouse flipped over in the researcher’s hand and bit an index finger through two layers of gloves.
    — Jessica Blake, ProPublica, 17 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dab your index finger in the water and dampen the edges of the wrapper.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 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

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