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Sentence count:203+12Posted:2016-07-20Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: fingerflickfliphitchhitchhikeleafovolopollexquarter roundriffriffleSimilar words: thushumanhumornumberstumblea number ofany number ofto the number ofMeaning: [θʌm]  n. 1. the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb 2. the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb 3. a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse. v. 1. travel by getting free rides from motorists 2. look through a book or other written material 3. feel or handle with the fingers. 
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91. He took her chin between thumb and forefinger, tilting her mutinous face up for his cool inspection.
92. Fakhru rubbed one smooth slice with his thumb and then placed the spotted nut slice on his protruding tongue.
93. As if by magic, they had a healthy son who was no bigger than a thumb.
94. Uncle Walter remained seated with the thumb and forefinger pressed against his closed eyes.
95. Start below the lowest knuckle and pull along each finger and thumb with your other thumb and index finger.
96. The fingers of one hand curled around her neck, his thumb angled beneath her jaw to tip back her head.
97. Indeed, one can thumb through the Bible and find justification for just about anything.
98. Keep a thumb lightly on the spool and apply pressure as the lure hits the water to avoid backlash.
99. Could this bird, which when plucked is no bigger than the end of your thumb, keep warm enough to survive?
100. He had a wound on his thumb,[www.Sentencedict.com] which he gnawed as he looked worriedly around the car.
101. In all directions it seemed that scientific investigation was triumphing over ignorance, and scientific analysis replacing rule of thumb.
102. Rebuilding costs might be calculated on a rule of thumb basis but the assumptions would be relatively arbitrary.
103. At the edge sat Pemaquid Light, a fat thumb of a tower held up to measure the measureless indigo sky.
104. But despite its drawbacks, primogeniture did offer a rule of thumb that commanded widespread respect.
105. And it is like a butterfly wing, fragile and quickly crushed between finger and thumb even as we grasp it.
106. The free-running ratchet mechanism allow changes of direction to be made with finger and thumb, without releasing the handle.
107. There was a brutal, red thumb mark just at the point where her shoulders met her neck.
108. He pressed his thumb against the wall and removed a dry particle of reptile spine from its cool surface.
109. Some one was pulling at her clothes, a hand shook her shoulder, and then a thumb rolled back her eyelid.
110. Since those officials are not under the thumb of councillors worried about rates increases, they are less likely to be frugal.
111. His thumb slid over the swelling mound outlined beneath the silk, trailed over the ripening bud at its centre.
112. Some of the rock has forced its way up into other layers like an errant thumb.
113. But Jones missed 11 games at the start of the season with a torn ligament in his left thumb.
114. Boss your men and shame your women; that was a rule of thumb with him.
115. In contrast, expert systems rely heavily on heuristics, or rules of thumb, which are much less formal.
116. The rule of thumb for making good use of a metaphor is to compare what is said with what is meant.
117. All three stood in the hallway, the woman backed up to the wall, a finger and thumb goring her cheeks.
118. It came clear from the bag, her finger slipping on to the trigger, thumb freeing the safety catch.
119. Sammy put his finger and thumb in his mouth and gave a piercing whistle.
120. At the reception, to entertain the bridesmaids, I ate a black cricket the size of my thumb.
More similar words: thushumanhumornumberstumblea number ofany number ofto the number ofa large number of
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