Examples of forefinger in a Sentence
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Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with tines of fork to seal.
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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
Remove suckers by pinching them between your thumbnail and forefinger, cutting them as close to the stem as possible.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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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
Remove suckers by pinching them between your thumbnail and forefinger, cutting them as close to the stem as possible.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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“Forefinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forefinger. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
-ˌfiŋ-gər 
Medical Definition
forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
-ˌfiŋ-gər
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