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The knife is held with your index finger stopping where the blade and handle meet with the rest of your fingers tucked around the handle in your palm.—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025 Make a circle with the fingers on your left hand by touching the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb.—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025 Doctors removed Schmitt’s carpal boss — the bony lump on the back of the wrist near the base of the middle or index finger — the team announced Tuesday morning.—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025 In response, McEntire stuck out her index finger.—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for index finger
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