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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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, 18 May 2020
• 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
• Take a slice of fish in the palm of your left hand and with the tip of your right index finger swipe a bare film of wasabi on the bottom of the fish.
  — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019
• 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
• Above the thumb region are three extra buttons, and to the left of the index finger are two more.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
• With her index finger, Healey circled a spot on the map.
  — Melody Schreiber, WIRED, 14 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• On that evening, my left index finger typed the words ’my right arm hurts so much’ into the Google search bar.
  — Longreads, 4 Mar. 2020
• Then Frank turned around and looked at me and motioned with his index finger.
  — Tony Oppedisano, Town & Country, 8 June 2021
• Nail melanoma most commonly affects the big toe, thumb, or index finger.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
• Remove your left index finger and exhale slowly from your left nostril.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024