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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 Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with tines of fork to seal.—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 The phrase is used in conjunction with a finger thumb tap, in which a person taps the tips of their thumb and forefinger together to represent a miniature clap, according to Know Your Meme.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 Complete with a handle just big enough to be pinched between one’s forefinger and thumb, a tiny jug found in Uruk represented oil, and a slightly different tiny jug represented beer.—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forefinger
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