| 单词 | forefinger |
| 例句 | I’m picking at the plaster on my forefinger. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He was for once without words himself, and he pressed the tobacco diligently into a ball between his thumb and forefinger, and picking up his pipe he fitted the tobacco into the bowl. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Standing behind Eric, the Trunchbull reached out and took hold of the boy's two ears, one with each hand, pinching them between forefinger and thumb. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Again the forefinger of the judge stroked his lip, this time appreciatively. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He rubbed the sleeve of Webb’s prehistoric shirt between his thumb and forefinger. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z With her bandaged forefinger she dug out a slender chain which hung around her neck and pulled the chain’s burden up from her bodice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She grasps each hardened point firmly between thumb and forefinger and pulls one breast so that its nipple points at the ceiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I gave her the extended forefinger, pinkie rocker salute. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Please touch your forefinger and thumb together on both hands.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She felt the dried blood anxiously with her forefinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Kate caught a single thread of hair with fingernails of thumb and forefinger and gently drew it out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He tossed one to Shadow, who caught it, and, realizing that a small boy was watching him, held it up between forefinger and thumb and vanished it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He pressed down the ends of his mustache with his thumb and forefinger, but he wouldn’t meet her gaze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She held it out at arm’s length, pinched between her thumb and forefinger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She knew that if she moved her hand quickly enough she could stick her forefinger and thumb into the fish’s gills and, in a swift movement, lift it out of the water. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The cool porcelain was under the tip of his forefinger, and before the arguments could start around again, he made himself press it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He stood up unsteadily and pulled with his forefinger at his collar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Quickly I clamp my right thumb and forefinger around his windpipe. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Legs crossed, eyes closed, and her hands with palms up resting on her thighs, thumb and forefinger touching. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe these plants, either,” she said, jabbing a forefinger into the soil. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She waved her free hand at Ivy, her nails painted to match a rainbow—red thumb, orange forefinger, yellow middle finger, green ring finger, blue pinkie. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Kate pulled the light chain with her gloved hand, holding it deep in the crotch between her thumb and forefinger as though her hand were artificial. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Samuel put his forefinger down and stroked the hot foreheads. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Only thumb and forefinger remained on the hand that held the reins; the other fingers had been sheared off catching a wildling's axe that would otherwise have split his skull. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And when they came, he ate them down greedily, pushing them into his mouth with his bamboo chopsticks, while the boy stood and spun the coppers between his black thumb and forefinger. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Vivian plucked a single peanut from the bowl and held it between her thumb and forefinger and studied it for a while. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood still in the doorway, smiling a little at them, rubbing the nails of one hand with the thumb and forefinger of the other. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She feels its absence between her thumb and forefinger. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Quinn lifted the ends of his fine wide mustache with the back of his forefinger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached out for the line and held it softly between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at it, then put her forefinger on her mouth, and I could see her chest rise and fall in shallow breaths. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Just when I think I will tip over into a scream, she scoops out a little of the salve on her forefinger and puts it in my mouth, telling me to swallow. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Fujiko picked up her glasses again and held them between her thumb and forefinger. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He took it up, rolled it quickly between thumb and forefinger, and then cast it contemptuously back into the tray. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He spins the feather between his thumb and forefinger. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It infuriated Brave Orchid that her sister held up each dish between thumb and forefinger, squirted detergent on the back and front, and ran water without plugging up the drain. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man who owned it sat miserably in his booth, flipping the end of a roll of tickets against his forefinger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His forefinger stroked his upper lip and his voice was dangerously polite. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Around his cuticles, tucked in the corner on his left thumb and forefinger. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, hello to you too, Mr. Corcoran,” he said, sitting down and giving us the OK signal with thumb and forefinger. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She tugged at my braid and put her forefinger over my trembling mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Yah!” said Wemmick, touching me on the breast with his forefinger; “you’re a deep one, Mr. Pip! Would you like to have a look at Newgate? Have you time to spare?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I held a sharp blue edge of steel tightly between thumb and forefinger of each fist. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Their argument is persuasive,” Shmuel answered, his thumb and forefinger pointed at her like a gun. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cream is forbidden. I know. But”—he puts a forefinger to his lips—“there are ways around such things. Go on.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “There’s power here,” said Mr. Jaggers, coolly tracing out the sinews with his forefinger. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Charles, her heel in his hand, caught the glass between thumb and forefinger and pulled gently. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Basque wagged a forefinger at him and handed the bottle back, slapping in the cork with the palm of his hand. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He has a tattoo of a devil’s head on his left forearm and a tattoo of a dagger on the back of his right hand between the thumb and forefinger. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Pycelle lifted a tiny silver bell with thumb and forefinger and tinkled it gently. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Once the brim was pinched between his thumb and forefinger, the arm retracted like fishing line on a reel. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She twirled the feather between her thumb and forefinger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It felt natural there, held between his forefinger and his little finger by the slightest of pressure. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He did this thing where he grabbed the skin on my arms and pinched it between his thumb and forefinger and twisted hard. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Using the tips of her forefinger and thumb like a pair of forceps, she pulled at it and discovered a ten-ride pass for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The major turned and poked his forefinger into Mace’s chest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He tilted his head and tapped his chin with a dirty forefinger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Lee’s forefinger hung over a bean for a moment and then slowly fell and pushed it to make the 0 into a Q. He knew she was looking at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every night the moment returns to him: when he clasped that pear-shaped diamond between his thumb and forefinger, made huge by the lens of his loupe, and believed he held the one-hundred-and-thirty-three-carat Sea of Flames. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He touched each button carefully between thumb and forefinger, starting at her waist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The tip of my forefinger is sliced neatly across the top, and blood is dripping onto my jeans. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He obliged, pinching his thumb and forefinger together and shaking them in the air for emphasis, like a French chef on a TV commercial. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Instead of trying to wrestle his way free, his forefinger veers off and makes a deliberate X on the back of Cato's hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His forefinger felt where the handle of his sword would use it for a fulcrum. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He seized one of Winston’s remaining front teeth between his powerful thumb and forefinger. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She brought her forefinger closer to her face and stared at it, urging it to move. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Watching the bread, the neat gray hands, a broad gold band on the left forefinger, knuckled there by a blue knuckle. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed me the steps I was to follow: First you hold the chicken’s little head in a V between your thumb and forefinger. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Her eyelids were swollen and pink, and she was pinching on her lower lip with forefinger and thumb, an old sign with Briony that some serious weeping was to be done. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then he took the knife and cut the smallest possible window he could see through, no larger than the circle he could make with thumb and forefinger. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They moved past us and she turned and pointed, then glided one forefinger over the other as if to say, Shame on you! It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z This would drive my father into a fury; eventually he would come busting dramatically into my room and order me out, his forefinger trembling, rolling his eyes like Othello. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He brought his hands close together, made a steeple of his forefingers, and stared at Shadow with watery hazel eyes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She held it between her thumb and forefinger, suspended between her lap and her mouth. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With a forefinger he attempted to check the erratic movement of his bad eye, but to no avail; it continued. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He shut his eyes and struggled for a while; but resistance became unbearable, and at last he slowly drew out the chain, and slipped the Ring on the forefinger of his left hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And she pushed back her sleeve and touched her forefinger to the Dark Mark. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Deep in meditation he ran his forefinger between his long, crooked toes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He began tapping his fingers together—thumb and forefinger, thumb and middle finger, thumb and ring finger, thumb and little finger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “He has found the Pearl of the World,” they cried, and they joined forefinger with thumb to show how great the pearl was. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was funny. One move from you he said and he would have—” he drew his forefinger across his throat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He held the stem between his thumb and forefinger and let it drop. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I took Gus’s hand, stroking circles around the space between his thumb and forefinger. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Billy rolled the lids back from the mare’s eyes with his thumb and forefinger. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Godric took a pinch between his thumb and forefinger and sprinkled his own trencher. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Social niceties done with, he ran his forefinger down the sheet of paper stapled to the inside-left of the folder. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He scratched his beard, peered long at the bubbles on the left rear, and poked them with a forefinger like a file. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z With my forefinger I ran long, straight furrows and we folded into them more of our precious seeds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, every so often, she would test its consistency by rubbing a pinch of it between her thumb and forefinger, put a little on the tip of her tongue, and immediately spit it out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Then his right hand rose slowly to the side of his face and with his thumb and forefinger he gently caressed an imaginary earlock. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z With his forefinger, he began poking Ben’s chin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse ran his forefinger around the heart with two pairs of initials, BR + SK, trying to figure out whose desk he had inherited. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I looked up and there He stood in a pink and white poky-dot dress, pointing His plump forefinger at us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Adam sat smiling vaguely at the lamp and tapping his knee with a forefinger until Lee came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She made a circle with her plump thumb and forefinger. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And he said, “OK,” but he said it really slowly and he squeezed his nose between his thumb and his forefinger. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With a long, theatrical moan, Kid Sampson made a pistol of his thumb and forefinger and blew his own brains out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She stroked the binding, passed her hand over the curved spine, and traced the letters on the jacket with her forefinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Adam traced one of the slat shadows on his desk with his forefinger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I carefully pressed the thorns off their stems with my forefinger and thumb before laying them on the cradle of her shirt. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He leaned against the sink, twirling his car keys on his forefinger. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then she takes Jacqui’s hand and pinches it with her thumb and forefinger. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She seized his arm again, pulled him in front of the picture of the giant fruit bowl, stretched out her forefinger, and tickled the huge green pear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Another stroked his bills with a thumb and forefinger. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it was a mistake,” said Alvin Hooks, pointing a forefinger at her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mo remained silent, pushing cake crumbs off the rough tabletop, drawing invisible patterns on the wood with his forefinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He held out his left hand with the thumb and forefinger curved round, indicating the gap between them to be about as long as the thumb itself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When he had seen to the weather, Billy cleared each nostril by holding its mate closed with his forefinger and blowing fiercely. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse grinned at Fulcher’s back and stuck his hands into the pockets of his corduroys, wriggling his right forefinger through the hole. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She held the fabrics delicately, as if they would break, and rubbed them softly between her thumb and forefinger. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He found a hard flake of crystal in his sleeve, held it tight between thumb and forefinger as he reached for the cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The old man pinched their heads off with his thumb and forefinger and ate them chewing up the shells and the tails. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He snapped his thumb and forefinger, and the penny disappeared. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope not!” said he, giving his neck a jerk with his forefinger that made me turn hot and sick. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, he sat thoughtfully rubbing his thumb and forefinger together. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He brushed his white, brimless cook’s cap back and rubbed his forefinger against his sweaty forehead. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The star ran one pale forefinger up and down the silver chain that went between them, tracing the line of it about her slim wrist, and made no reply. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He crossed his legs and pinched the bridge of his nose between thumb and forefinger. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She parted her hair in the center, using the curved talon of her forefinger as a comb. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Seeing my focus, he plucked his necklace between thumb and forefinger and flicked it into the air. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Dale ducked his head, probably embarrassed, and Lily pretended to scratch her chin with her forefinger. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He squeezed the inner corners of his eyes with his thumb and forefinger. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I fixed the Alar firmly in my mind, put my thumb and forefinger in front of my pursed lips, and blew between them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He did not struggle or squirm, but resumed facing the sunset with his tiny chin resting on my forefinger. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He picked the insect up very gently between his thumb and forefinger and held him out for his parents to see. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She tests the edge of her knife on her forefinger, then wipes away the drop of blood that beads there. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Stalking off, she simply raised her right arm and reproachfully wagged a forefinger in the air. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He grasped the blade be-tween thumb and forefinger, drew it back over his shoul-der, and threw it across the room with a practiced flick of his wrist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “As you say, Pip,” returned Mr. Jaggers, turning his eyes upon me coolly, and taking a bite at his forefinger, “I am not at all responsible for that.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When he hands them to her, she licks her forefinger and counts them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She rubbed her thumb and forefinger like she was balling wax. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Come!” said the stranger, biting his forefinger at him. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she rose gracefully to her feet, walked across the grass, and came back with a single cyclamen pinched between her thumb and forefinger. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Liza leveled her forefinger like a pistol between his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He inserted his left forefinger deep into his unoccupied nostril and breathed noisily through his mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He held it up between his thumb and forefinger and said, "Dear friends, may I present you with the final solution?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And he had, tightly between forefinger and thumb. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Thumb and forefinger tight, then run down your other fingers.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Plucking Root’s eyelid with thumb and forefinger, he slotted in the iris-cam. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Right in the middle of the road the long forefinger lay, white in the dusk, its red nail darkening to black. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Dr. Simons tapped at the table with his forefinger. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z When the ash grew heavy she leaned over and with her forefinger she pushed the head of ash away. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She held the raveling in her palm, touched it with her forefinger, and noted its spiraling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fine,” he said, holding up his hand with his thumb and forefinger curled in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She scratches the part in her hair with her forefinger. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand was out, rubbing his thumb and forefinger together. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The hand tossed the great pearl back in the tray, the forefinger poked and insulted it, and on the dealer’s face there came a sad and contemptuous smile. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I stick the thermometer under my arm at a slant, and flip it steadily with my forefinger. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached down with the tips of my two forefingers and tickled the tiny, furry spaces behind the rat’s ears. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He took off his jacket and held it on his forefinger over his shoulder. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He touched the stars at his collar with his thumb and forefinger. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z August looks down at the finger sticking into his chest, pauses a few beats, and then takes it daintily between thumb and forefinger. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then he glanced down at his forefinger, crawling with flies, and popped it in his mouth and sucked the buzzing insects off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z By imitating this signal with her forefinger, Miyax had lured many a squirrel to her hand. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Very deliberately, Kingshaw inserted his forefingers under the string, and pulled the satchel off his back. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z My surprise doesn’t last, because he holds his thumb and forefinger apart by an inch. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z With the thumb and forefinger of his left hand he made a small “o” about the size of the bit, which was an inch and a half in diameter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That you can loop your thumb and forefinger around their necks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He gripped the pen so tightly it impressed channels into the tips of his thumb and forefinger. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Saw him twisting the razor handle and opening the twin safety latches on the head, sliding the blade out, holding it between his thumb and forefinger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Judge Lew Fielding looked down from the bench with the tip of his left forefinger set against his nose and his chin propped against his thumb. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Jack was kneeling and drawing a circular pattern in the sand with his forefinger. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The guidepost of a forefinger indicated the next paragraph. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He lazily plucked another living bracelet from the soil, held it between thumb and forefinger, and let his hand drop open on my chest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Frightful felt the jesses go taut as Sam gripped them between his thumb and forefinger. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She picked up a droopy bean between her thumb and forefinger. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Never mind that if Joey so much as flicked her with his forefinger and thumb, he’d propel her into next week. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She tapped her forefinger on the table as she pondered, her rings flashing in the light. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Agent Jones made a gun motion with his thumb and forefinger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We would step forward and peer at the white-gloved forefinger and at the tiny smidgin of dust that lay on it, and we would remain silent. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Smoothing his thin mustache with thumb and forefinger, Grandpa grinned big. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I’m waiting, Mr. Keeley,” said Mr. Peckleman, pinching the thin picture book Earl the Squirrel between his thumb and forefinger so he could dangle it over the fire pit. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Belet put a fist on either side of her head, her forefingers up to look like horns. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He rubbed it gently with his right hand, twirled it around his forefinger, released it, then twirled it around the finger again. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She has her fingers curled tightly around his forefinger and I have hold of her perfect pink foot, and I feel as though fireworks are going off in my chest. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Clem Ostler placed his forefinger between my eyes and pushed me, so gently I hardly felt it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He picked up his wooden napkin ring and thrust his forefinger through it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I roll it gently between my thumb and forefinger. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I tested the string the way Hassan and I used to, by holding it between my thumb and forefinger and pulling it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He could not get the thumb to meet the forefinger. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Calpurnia thrust her into a stiffly starched pink dress, held her chin firmly between thumb and forefinger, and raked her hair with a sharp-toothed comb. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I leaned over to watch as he tapped the gauge’s foggy plastic cover with his forefinger. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He reached out his arm and pointed a chubby and accusing forefinger at the guest. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The nail of her forefinger split and the balls of her thumbs ached as she struggled with the placket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Ramsay had taken only the pinky off the one, the ring finger and forefingers from the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It will be all right, Meggie!” he said again, wiping a tear off her cheek with his forefinger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Before resuming the search I spat twice on my right palm and parted the spittle with my left forefinger, watching to see where the most spit went. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Kenny was spinning his basketball on his forefinger as he talked to three or four of them. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps,” Bernard tried again, “we ought ...” Leaning forward, the Warden tapped the table with his forefinger. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z With a gaunt forefinger she stroked the lustrous strand above her mouth. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were delicious, and after finishing hers, Nadia licked her forefinger and with it, picked up the crumbs from her plate. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa put his forefinger on Mr. Crummy’s big chest. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Shadow took the quarter he had used for the coin-toss from the table, enjoying the sensation of a freshly milled coin against his fingers, producing it in his right hand between forefinger and thumb. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He flicks his thumb and forefinger, motioning for the station wagon to pass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The king pressed his jeweled forefinger to his fleshy lips, contemplating his next move. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I place my thumb and forefinger on the back of his fetlock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “You know, Wolachu,” he said to me, tapping his lip with his long forefinger, “that Golden Rule and those other things that Jesus Christ said people needed to live by?” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As I got up from the table, Granddaddy studied the chandelier and smoothed his mustache with his forefinger. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Tyrion reached a thumb and forefinger into the salt dish, and sprinkled a healthy pinch over his meat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Breathing heavily, he gripped the switch with his thumb and forefinger. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Zaman rubbed his eyes with his forefinger and thumb. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He circled her nipples with his thumbs, pinched them between thumb and forefinger, then began to pull at her, very lightly at first, then more insistently, until her nipples stiffened and began to ache. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He took the cigarette out of his mouth and stared at it, rolling it between his thumb and forefinger, then put it back. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then suddenly Antonapoulos made a slow circle in the air with his plump forefinger. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Hundy leapt to his feet, eyes blazing, pointing a trembling forefinger into the audience. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I trembled as I watched Mrs. Moss press Luke’s clenched cheek with her thumb and forefinger, making him look like a fish. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My thumb accidentally touched her forefinger as I handed it back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She took the edge she had freed, gripped it hard between forefinger and thumb, and pulled the dressing back in a sudden stroke. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I picked up a smooth black rock, felt it between my thumb and forefinger. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just prattle about something unimportant until I calm down,” he clarified, closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The giant kissed his right forefinger and touched it to Lyra’s head before handing her back, very delicately, to Malcolm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Sheriff Jackson said, “The old folks what seent it say God took a notion to scratch his forefinger along the earth, meddling with humans jus’ for a laugh. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He shook his cane at me like an extended forefinger. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Enoch held the heart between his thumb and forefinger for me to see. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Montag lay back against the wall and then slowly sank to a crouching position and began to nudge the books, bewilderedly, with his thumb, his forefinger. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she circled her neck with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands and looked at me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z During her stay in Primrose Hill she borrowed her uncles typewriter, took over the dining room and typed out her final draft with her forefingers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He rolls it across his fingers, holds it between thumb and forefinger and touches it to Carmine’s nose, then clasps it in his closed fist. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But instead I slipped the old photo of me standing still out of my pocket and rubbed it between my thumb and forefinger. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the hat gingerly between my thumb and forefinger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Capricorn strolled over to the candle that Dustfinger had pinched out, passed his forefinger over the wick, and looked at the soot on his fingertip. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He pointed out the letter with his forefinger. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She raised her left hand and held it in front of the moon, so that her forefinger and thumb seemed to be grasping it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He plucked a grape, and squeezed it between thumb and forefinger until the skin burst. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He drummed his steering wheel with his forefingers and bit his lower lip as if he was suddenly in deep thought. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I’ll show you again. With your thumb and forefinger, you pinch off the top — like this, and then let your fingers strip the milk down—like this.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Singer held up his forefinger and went into the hall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For the first few minutes I concentrated on die circular light, but finally, drawing in my chin, I looked down to see that Luce was holding the crocus between his thumb and forefinger. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A German measured Billy’s upper right arm with his thumb and forefinger, asked a companion what sort of an army would send a weakling like that to the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z With his thumb and his forefinger, he slides my eyelids shut, sentencing me to the vulnerability of darkness. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead he chews on the nail of his left forefinger, a sure sign that he’s worried. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A set of keys dangled from his forefinger. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The book tried to bite, but Hagrid ran a giant forefinger down its spine, and the book shivered, and then fell open and lay quiet in his hand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Reed sucked in a long breath and tapped his forefinger on the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She unwrapped the oily-looking bandage from her right forefinger and stuck the crooked finger under the light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Delia reached over and flicked the golden rings with her forefinger, making them tinkle against each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He slowly raised his forearm and tapped his chest with his forefinger. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie watched him as he crooked his forefinger and cradled the marble in it with his thumb behind it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The character is advised by a political counselor formed, à la Señor Wences, from Mr. Libertini’s lipsticked thumb and forefinger; he also owns a vast collection of paintings on black velvet. Richard Libertini, Character Actor With a Memorable Turn in ‘The In-Laws’, Dies at 82 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Gesturing frantically, his forefinger jabbing the air, he would invite the audience to share his sense of disbelief and inhabit, if only for an hour, his very thin skin. Jackie Mason, 93, Dies; Turned Kvetching Into Comedy Gold 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z A modern controller is made to be held inside a gamer’s loose cradle of thumbs, forefingers and middle fingers, all poised to respond rapidly. Less Flailing, More Pushing: The Joy of Joysticks 2012-07-06T14:17:58Z One girl swiped the screen with a forefinger, creating an echo effect. Mirror Images in the D.J. Booth 2011-01-05T23:22:41Z He'd rub some salt across his slice of melon with his forefinger. The one-ingredient trick to make any bad melon much, much better 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z However, before moving, the man placed his hand under the woman’s costume and cupped her breast with his right forefinger and thumb “with only the thin skin-tight fabric” between, police said. Disney World princess left 'shaking and crying' after guest allegedly groped her during photo-op 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z She worried her neck skin between her thumb and forefinger. Plastic surgery after the baby 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z Here, for example, is an 1861 pattern for soldiers’ mittens: The forefinger is independent, set apart so it could manipulate a trigger. Exhibition Review: ‘Homefront and Battlefield’ Looks at Civil War Quilts 2014-05-05T20:59:16Z This may seem a boutique priority, but between the sweaty thumb and forefinger of my right hand I once held the teenage library card of F. Scott Fitzgerald. How to weather the Trump administration: Head to the library 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Tschetter closes his eyes with pleasure and rubs his thumb and forefinger together. Teeling Irish Whiskey's Pots O' Gold 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z A trickster-like Lynch, after springing mischief on his fellow dancers, repeatedly raises his forefinger in a cheekily sermonizing pose, as if he’s just accomplished some holy act. Perfect match: Seattle Dance Project, choreographer Ohlberg 2013-03-27T23:21:23Z An uncooked or cooked carapace of a new shell — the middle body part that includes the head — will give a little when squeezed between thumb and forefinger. Lobster’s cheap. Lobster’s luxurious. Discuss. He demonstrated the proper way to eat a giant, naturally grown mussel, running his forefinger over the flesh. In France, a Yearly Feast of Fish 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Making a circle with his thumb and forefinger as one might to signal “O.K.,” Dance Review: Baroque at the Seaport in Wally Cardona’s ‘Set Up’ 2013-07-10T20:06:27Z “I have had paper cuts on the soft flesh between the thumb and forefinger less painful and more rewarding than this agonisingly pointless remake.” Film quiz 2012 – can you guess which movies our reviewers are talking about? 2012-12-27T10:30:00Z Full “el kabotski” is the form of pest control where you insert the insect between thumb and forefinger. Q&A: Help with aphids and pea leaf weevils 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z As I took my hand away, I let my own thumb brush along the length of his forefinger. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract 2012-08-10T21:55:10Z Hans flashed me a divers’ gesture, the rounded thumb and forefinger signifying “O.K.?” On Mauritius With a Non-Jet-Set Wallet 2010-04-03T03:02:00Z One of the ways you can tell if your meringue is ready for the oven is if you can barely feel the sugar granules between your thumb and forefinger. What is caster sugar, and does it really make a difference in baking? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Carmy asks if his mom was psycho as he nervously drums a spoon between his thumb and forefinger. "The Bear" hides crusts of meaning and trauma in an episode about the Feast of the Seven Fishes 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z “But Ksenia and her revolutionary friends forget one thing: Putin lives in this world,” he said, his forefinger tapping the table and his shoes the floor — “and he is not one to quit.” Ksenia Sobchak, the Stiletto in Putin’s Side 2012-07-03T21:56:57Z Her tiny hand grips my forefinger, searing my heart and scarring it forever. Read an excerpt of Lisa See's 'The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane' 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Look how skinny my ankles are, she says today – I can circle them with my thumb and forefinger. 'I'm scary. I'm scaring myself' 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z You should be able to squash them easily between thumb and forefinger. Christmas side recipes from Nigel Slater 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z They reach out their arms and use their thumbs and forefingers to pinch the air in front of them. Brian Eno Wants to Take You ‘Inside the Music’ 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z His forefinger and thumb gripping my wrist hard enough to leave a red mark. Read an excerpt from Joyce Carol Oates’ new story collection “Dis Mem Ber” 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z At the very end, when you’re finally just about done, you just need to clean, round off the spine a little bit, and round off the area where your forefinger will go. Our most dangerous hike 2012-05-21T01:00:00Z I twirled the key ring around my forefinger, clicked the lock button one last time and walked toward the terminal, slightly wistful, my left arm sunburned from holding the wheel. A Rookie’s Road Trip Through Montana, Wyoming and Idaho 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z “Robert,” King says evenly as he stabs the air above her with his forefinger, “we have to have a conversation. I don’t want you just ranting at the camera.” "After Neverland," R. Kelly's CBS meltdown, and the insidious patterns we refuse to see 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Nearby, Mr. O’Gara, back in action, explained the orbital paths of Mars and the Earth to a rapt audience of two, drawing ellipses in the air with a forefinger. No Red Carpet, but the Stars Are Out 2013-05-09T21:20:33Z Hanging beside him is a bag of perfusing fluid – the liquid used to wash out the kidney – and once he has the artery between his thumb and forefinger, the registrar inserts a tube. One day. Six operations. Three kidneys. The story of an organ donor chain 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z When the beans are ready, plunge them into cold water then skin each bean by squeezing it between thumb and forefinger. Nigel Slater’s bruschetta and taramasalata recipes 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z “I’m the guy who does the raging party,” he said, pushing his eyewear up with a forefinger. Up Close: Travis Bass, Impresario of the Night 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z Between my thumb and forefinger I’m pinching a twitching tail that ends abruptly in mid-air. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z In this salute, the right hand is held up with the pinkie and ring finger touching but separated from the middle finger and forefinger, which also are touching, in a modified V-for-victory salute. William Shatner: How Kirk and Spock's Relationship Held 'Star Trek' Together 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The very tips of my forefingers are calloused from feeling out “bad” hairs, wiry strands with just the right kinky texture. My secret hair pulling 2012-09-09T00:00:00Z She hung up and sat there, listlessly running her forefinger and thumb through strands of her hair. The most interesting thing to watch at RNC isn’t the speeches. It’s the Trump VIP box. 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z “It was the size of an olive stone,” she says, holding her thumb and forefinger half an inch apart. Tim Dowling: my wife’s earwax is sucked out. She screams. Now it’s my turn 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Surprisingly, fingernails and wrinkled creases in the skin between thumb and forefinger and across the knuckles also mark the hand. Edmé Bouchardon's extraordinary drawings changed the way sculpture looked 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Suskin falls quiet for a moment, then rubs her thumb against her forefingers. Jewish groups argue over who gets to argue In one of the pieces in the exhibition, the visitor is invited to probe a forefinger into a shiny metal orifice. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: visitor virtuoso 2010-09-17T22:01:00Z She captures the area between a forefinger and thumb, or the calluses of someone’s hands. The iPhone at the Deathbed 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z In a Gothic twist, she's missing about an inch from one forefinger. Krisha Fairchild is a breakout star - at age 64 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Out of the breast pockets they come, frequently leather-bound, to be lifted in the air between a thumb and a forefinger and waved back and forth for all the world to see. On Constitution Day, putting We the People in your pocket In order to catch the bird when it is just cooked, I poke it with my forefinger regularly, waiting for flab to firm. Glorious Chicken on the Grill 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z He reached up and took the minute silk filament between thumb and forefinger. Extract: Trespass by Rose Tremain 2010-08-06T08:55:00Z I therefore simply hold the handle between my thumb and forefinger and relax the other three digits next to them. Perspective | Miss Manners: Can I plan ahead for leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner with my daughter’s in-laws? 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z His eyes slid past mine, and he handed me a leaflet and tapped the green paper with an unsteady forefinger. Muhammad Ali, my father and me 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Then, holding a die firmly between his thumb and forefinger, he showed the side with one spot and said, “If I rub the one, it becomes a six.” Sleight of Hand in Midtown, Beyond Three-Card Monte 2011-06-23T21:04:32Z In the old paradigm, girls in their summer dresses floated along, carefree and unencumbered, perhaps balancing the string of a hatbox between thumb and forefinger. The Looks of Summer 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z He humored me by twisting his hands to put his thumbs in his ears while his forefingers pinched his nose closed. Farting in love 2013-03-23T22:00:00Z Mader demonstrates the eggs’ firmness between her thumb and forefinger, before handing me a bit on a plastic spoon. How to make caviar sustainable 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z I lifted it with a thumb and forefinger, and tilted it to my lips. Solo in Paris 2014-05-02T18:00:32Z Ms. Bernhardt renders E.T. single and large, like an icon, often outlined in gold or silver spray paint and frequently raising his glowing forefinger in benediction. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Kevin decided against sneaking some cake before the party started when he noticed his mom slowly drawing a forefinger across her throat. Style Invitational Week 1294: As the word turns — a neologism contest 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z At one point in the night, Sean drew our attention to a little metal object he twirled between his thumb and forefinger. The Washington gambler 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Sometimes he formed an O.K. circle with his thumb and forefinger, and waggled the other three fingers. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z He presents each creaky trick with a deadpan fastidious flourish and a raised forefinger, like a distracted sommelier in an empty restaurant. Film review: The Illusionist 2010-08-19T21:52:00Z No waiting for dough to proof and rise and no delicately twisting flimsy bits of pastry praying they don't shred between my forefinger and thumb. 5 easy ways to jazz up your box cake mix 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Rest your left hand on your knee, with thumb and forefinger together. Yoga for lazy people: seven moves to make you happy 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z He is speaking, holding two little flowers delicately between his thumb and forefinger. Benny Andrews: A Life in Portraits 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Thumb and forefinger pressing into my navel, Doña Lucia issued a command. The Age of Purification 2011-05-20T22:30:36Z He was in the texture of the paper as I held it, as he might have held it, between thumb and forefinger. Surreal Encounters in Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Then there are the bespoke special orders: for the chilly sniper on extended stakeout — the single forefinger mitten. Yes, there are maggots: Mary Roach's 'Grunt' delights in the physicalities of going to war 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z I sat up, my hair partially stuck to my cheek, a curl trapped with my thumb and forefinger against my nose. I prayed my mom would leave 2012-09-05T00:00:00Z The procedure, called umbilical cord milking, involves gently squeezing the cord between the thumb and forefinger and pushing the blood into the newborn's abdomen. Umbilical cord milking appears to be safe in preterm infants born after 28 weeks 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z I don't know how to put this other than to form a rhetorical circle with my thumb and forefinger signaling a big fat goose egg. Mark Meadows and Kevin McCarthy: Where do Republicans get these worms? 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Simultaneously, people had to press a button on the steering wheel with their left forefinger each time a small device attached to their left collarbone vibrated. Distracted Driving Is More Dangerous Than People Realize, New Research Shows 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “He could rub the material of a jacket between his thumb and forefinger,” Mr. Snyder said in The Times Magazine profile, “and in no more than a second, proclaim, ‘$3.34 a yard.’ Richard E. Snyder, 93, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z And from then on it's all about gesture control - the headset tracks where you are looking so when you look at an app and pinch your thumb and forefinger together, it opens. Vision Pro: BBC editor tries out Apple's $3,499 headset 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z “I really love making marbles,” he said of the colorful orbs he fashions from glass rods, which are about the circumference of a forefinger and thumb pinched into a circle. From farm to BARN: Bainbridge makerspace promotes art accessibility, eyes expansion 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z “There he is,” Roman says, measuring the breadth of the decline between thumb and forefinger. Column: What 'Succession' got wrong about what happens when moguls die 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z When a reporter asked him how he squares his disbelief with his evangelistic green proposals, he rubbed his thumb and forefinger together. WA Sen. Maria Cantwell’s great week highlights Alaska’s identity crisis 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Before receiving their handouts, men signed a list by pressing their forefingers dipped in blue ink; women used red. Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z “It’s not just some words on wall,” Traylor said of the motto signified by a hand gesture that creates a triangle with the two thumbs and forefingers. No. 23 USTA tops North Texas 48-27 in C-USA title game 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z “You have until midnight, Boris,” insisted another campaign text, urging voters to fill out a survey, which came with a photo of former President Donald J. Trump pointing an outstretched forefinger like Uncle Sam. Fed Up With Political Text Messages? Read On. 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Press the butter pieces between your thumbs and forefingers into small, flat pieces. These Pennsylvania Dutch apple dumplings are delicious and decadent 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Nose picking is a natural habit — children who have not yet learned social norms realize early on that the fit between their forefinger and a nostril is pretty good. Nose picking: The health reasons you shouldn’t indulge in it 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z A childhood accident involving a mill at Celia’s family farm had mutilated her left hand, leaving all but her thumb and forefinger useless. Leon E. Rosenberg, Geneticist Who Wrote of His Depression, Dies at 89 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Some of the demonstrators and many of the protest’s leaders held out their thumb and forefinger in the shape of the letter L. Review | The legacy for which this Cuban dissident fought is still unfolding 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Closest to us was the smallest peak, Cima Piccola, which looks a bit like a fist with a thumb and half a forefinger sticking up. In Italy’s Dolomite mountains, a peak experience for hikers 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z A visibly annoyed Mr. Macron made a circular motion around his right temple with his forefinger. A Problem for Macron in France’s Election: ‘The Hatred He Arouses’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Make sure you can squish foods between your thumb and forefinger, mimicking the pressure of a baby’s tongue against their palate. Parents face a bewildering range of food advice. These tips can help. 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z With his left thumb and forefinger, Cajal adjusted the corners of the slide as if it were a miniature picture frame under the lens of his microscope. The Father of Modern Neuroscience Discovered the Basic Unit of the Nervous System 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z When I returned to L.A. a week or so later, there was a sore on my left forefinger that wouldn't heal. Bombed out: Why we keep on making war, and tolerating it 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z He added he "used his forefinger to direct the fan to 'come over and say it to my face' and did not gesture with my middle finger". Rashford denies making rude gesture 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z By snapping the strings of a new guitar with his thumb and forefinger and adding a clarinet part, Post nailed the score. The dogged endurance of ‘Law & Order’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z When she landed firm and kept her footing on her final jump, she pointed one, then both forefingers to the sky. Daredevil they call ‘Tao-Tao’ brings Olympic gold to China 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Tricoche spent the first two days after the 6th taking care of a hand so black and blue, so swollen, that his thumb could not meet his forefinger. The Capitol Police and the Scars of Jan. 6 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z He never recovered use of his right hand and arm or the feeling in his left thumb and forefinger, making it difficult to button a shirt or cut his meat. Bob Dole, a man of war, power, zingers and denied ambition 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Place your hand on one edge of the skin, and using your thumb and forefinger, pinch the edge of the skin and lift it off the meat. Perspective | Puerto Rican pernil is a standout Thanksgiving roast. Just guard that crispy skin. 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z I’ve had a wart on the knuckle of my right forefinger for many years. COVID-19 vaccine seems to vanquish warts 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z But twice a game, the referee blows the whistle, forms a T with his hand and his forefinger, then winds his finger in a circle to pretend as though he’s cranking a film projector. Playground goes big time; 3-on-3 hoops hits the Olympics 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z In both instances, the end products from Quance’s machine were jet-black powders that feel smooth and dense between your thumb and forefinger. Has the Carbontech Revolution Begun? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Athletic tape wrapped a thumb and forefinger, not to buffer a tennis racket, but to cover a skin condition that causes discoloration. Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z He awkwardly folded his index and forefingers into something that looks as if it could be some kind of sign, but doesn’t resemble the “OK” signal that white supremacists have sought to appropriate. I’ll Take ‘White Supremacist Hand Gestures’ for $1,000 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z The Sparks forward formed a circle with her thumb and forefinger, holding the loop over her eye like a monocle while flashing a wide smile. Chiney Ogwumike returns, but Sparks stumble in season opener against Dallas 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Guerrero put his forefinger to his lips as he jogged around the bases, encouraging silence from the crowd of 21,688. Guerrero homers, Blue Jays rally past indecisive Braves 5-3 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z He goes over the balcony railing but manages to hold onto the crotch of the statue’s thumb and forefinger with both hands. Norman Lloyd, a Hitchcock villain but best known as Dr. Auschlander in 'St. Elsewhere,' has died 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Then, when he pinched his thumb and forefinger together, one of the robot’s tiny claws did much the same. The Robot Surgeon Will See You Now 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The right hand branches out on its own, with the putter pinched claw-like between the thumb and forefinger, which can purposely make the right hand more passive in the stroke. The World’s Best Golfers Disagree on How to Grip a Putter 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z To remove the byssus, grasp it with your thumb and forefinger or between your thumb and the blade of a paring knife and give a sharp tug toward the hinged end of the shell. Mussels are simple to prepare, and add tasty drama to the table 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z My handler looks askance at my soggy, creased, fringed absentee ballot but accepts it, between his forefingers and thumbs. Opinion | I wanted to make doubly sure my Florida vote counted, so I did it in person. Nervously. 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Because Fry must be taken alive to be persuaded to talk, Kane climbs down the forefinger to try to rescue him. Norman Lloyd, a Hitchcock villain but best known as Dr. Auschlander in 'St. Elsewhere,' has died 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z That’s about four times more than the strongest humans exert when squeezing the beetle between the thumb and forefinger. Even a car can’t kill this beetle. Here’s why 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z His left forefinger lies across the right hand, settling between the third and fourth fingers. The World’s Best Golfers Disagree on How to Grip a Putter 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Dorrell said, crossing his arms with forefingers extended to illustrate the switch. For UCLA's Chip Kelly, success could be simply playing football games 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z After snapping smartphone photos with a forefinger protruding from a cut in his latex glove, he interviewed several people, including a counselor dressed as a kid-friendly Tyrannosaurus. The Last Reporter in Town Had One Big Question for His Rich Boss 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z To quickly select messages to forward or delete, open your message thread and pinch on the screen with your forefinger and thumb. 10 new iPhone tricks you’ll use all the time 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Surrounded by protesters last month, voice cracking, forefinger jabbing, he launched a broadside against racists. 'Hang on to hope': Houston police chief Art Acevedo on race, reform … and Trump 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Gently pinch the muscle between your thumb and forefinger and roll it like a piece of taffy. How to give a massage “Mini,” he said, and pressed his thumb and forefinger together to emphasize the small variety. The Trout Were Socially Distant, but Not the Family Memories 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Communication between the two realms is accomplished by the future iteration of a smartphone — it hovers in space between a caller’s thumb and forefinger — or virtual reality. The practical details are what make 'Upload's' digital future disturbingly funny 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z “It would be this thick,” he says with thumb and forefinger as far apart as they will stretch. From The Archive: Ben Hogan Today - Golf Digest 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z A headscarfed woman in the boat waved her forefinger, a baby on board wailed. Lesbos, once a Nobel peace contender, hardens its heart against migrants 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “Well, let me tell you something,” Mr. Schiff went on, his forefinger jabbing the air for emphasis. Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z It tracks your wrist movement in real time, measuring wrist flexion, extension and rotation via a device you wear like a watch, in addition to a Velcroed strap you wear around your forefingers. 7 new ways golf instruction is embracing artificial intelligence and innovative technology - Golf Digest 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z At Paris fashion week in March, the year’s least useful accessory was carried between thumb and forefinger down the Jacquemus catwalk, bright red yet barely visible. Pointless handbags and portentous brooches: the year in fashion 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z When he hit a 3 later in the half, he pressed his thumb and forefinger together and extended the other three fingers as he ran back on defense. Davis’ 41 points lead Lakers past Pelicans, 114-110 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z I girded myself to watch but was defeated as the hand paused now and then and, with a thumb and a forefinger, enlarged horrific details. The Art of War in “Theater of Operations” 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z I could crush a few leaves of rosemary or basil between my thumb and forefinger and inhale the fragrance, an olfactory wake-up call. I lost my hearing overnight. Here's how I coped with my new silence 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The O.K. symbol created by touching the forefinger to the thumb, for example, is seen by extremists as forming the letters “WP,” or “white power.” After Attacks in U.S., Extremist Symbols Draw Scrutiny 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z I would say – before trying to crush them to death between my thumb and forefinger. Bedbugs are tiny torturers that ruin lives – no wonder Bret Stephens was upset | Brigid Delaney 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z In his stateroom, Stanclik held the crumbling part between his thumb and forefinger. Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z His cough was rasping, his thighs as thin as his calves, and a thumb and forefinger could practically encircle his ankles. Special Report: The wildcat gold miners who get rich sick 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z He held up his hand to soothe me, an apologetic palm that became his forefinger, meant in its solitary extension to tell me that he would only be a minute. “Uncle Jim Called” 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z I placed my mouth on his and put my thumb and forefinger on his abdomen and started breathing on his mouth. The Last Poems of James Tate 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z I looked up to see the same man from before, holding a single vinegar packet between thumb and forefinger. Not so hospitable – waiters on their restaurant horror stories 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z While it reliably detects my thumb and forefinger, it sometimes does things like mistake my pinkie for my ring finger unless I consciously keep my hands in the right place. The Valve Index might have the most fun VR controllers I’ve ever tried 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z The takeaway: Grip the club more in your fingers; hold the club with your weaker hand so the crease between the thumb and forefinger points more toward your chin. Six things mere mortals can copy from Brooks Koepka - Golf Digest 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z He ordered a pretzel and tore off a small chunk, then wedged it between his thumb and forefinger and tried to raise it to his mouth. Officer in Texas still recovering after 2018 school gunfire 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z I squeezed my thumb and forefinger back and forth as I breathed. The Last Poems of James Tate 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Jax brings up a hand and extends a thumb and forefinger to grab some of the hairs. Science Fiction Doesn’t Have to Be Dystopian 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z “Cue three days in a van with a carefree attitude to potentially infected forefingers,” he said. British Rocker Pete Doherty hospitalized after getting pricked by a hedgehog 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Photos from the courtroom showed Tarrant standing in the dock, flanked by two police officers, as he shaped his right thumb and forefinger in a gesture that is widely seen as signifying white power. Main suspect in New Zealand shootings that killed 49 appears in court 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Photos from the courtroom showed Tarrant standing in the dock, flanked by two police officers, shaping his right thumb and forefinger in a gesture that is widely seen as signifying white power. Main suspect in New Zealand shootings that killed 49 appears in court 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z When Ihekweazu is not travelling, he can be found in his office in Abuja, with his large frame hunched over a laptop or intercom, rubbing his forehead between his thumb and his forefinger. This Nigerian doctor might just prevent the next deadly pandemic 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z He rolled the pointy tip of his beard between his thumb and forefinger. A street performer falls for a radical privacy advocate in "Skin City" 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z He had no natural breath to speak of, so he extinguished the candle flame with his thumb and forefinger and felt nothing on the smooth pads of his fingers. An artificial life form carries the seeds of humanity to a new world 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z She formed a circle with her thumb and forefinger and conducted a version of “Glory, Glory Hallelujah,” using a refrain written by Raskin. D.C. Labor chorus: ‘The musical arm of the resistance’ 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Ilagan, on the other hand, strode around the stage, pumping his fist and once pausing, theatrically, to make a mean face, point a forefinger in the air and then jab it toward the ground. Showmanship, and Conflict, as Darts Goes From Smoky Pubs to TV Spectacle 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z And then, perhaps, he puts his thumbs and forefingers together to form a square so that he can look at her through the square. “Time for the Eyes to Adjust” 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z One student in the front row is making the O.K. sign with his right forefinger and thumb, a hand gesture that has been adopted by white nationalists and is often used to troll liberals. Students Who Made Apparent Nazi Salute in Photo Won’t Be Punished 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z She reached for it and picked it up between her thumb and forefinger and mashed the lit end into the metal. An artificial life form carries the seeds of humanity to a new world 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z After more than eight years of practice, I can control the arm to the extent that I can hold a grape between my thumb and forefinger, and squish it on command. Being bionic: how technology transformed my life 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Another student in the front row is making the O.K. sign with his right forefinger and thumb, a hand gesture that has been adopted by white nationalists. Pre-Prom Photo of Students in Apparent Nazi Salute Prompts Investigation 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z She poked the chain with her forefinger as if checking to see if it was alive. Fiction by Tony Earley: “Backpack” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z “You need evidence,” he’d claim, jabbing a forefinger at one of my many ‘unsubstantiated assertions’. The best supervisor 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z I went to a claw-style grip, where my right hand is extended and the grip rests between my thumb and forefinger. Justin Rose: How To Hit Every Chip - Golf Digest 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Today, he wears an Oura smart ring on his left forefinger to measure his sleep patterns. Extreme biohacking: the tech guru who spent $250,000 trying to live for ever 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z For just a moment, the man, using his right hand, held up three outstretched fingers with his thumb and forefinger forming a circle. Coast Guard member taken off Florence response after flashing alleged white power sign on MSNBC 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z It’s about as big as a grain of rice and it’s inserted beneath a patch of skin between the thumb and the forefinger. Microchipping employees, the next terrible technology wave 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Her phone has buzzed and she’s frowning, scrolling with her forefinger, reading. “A Refugee Crisis” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z “We were so far up the hill, the people on the stage were about this tall,” he said, holding his thumb and forefinger an inch apart. Boy Scouts from 1953 return to site of epic Jamboree: 'I’ve done nothing like it before or since' 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z “You have a clam this size”—Petersen made an “O” with his forefinger and thumb—“and, with one of those, you can get a big cod.” Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “But . . . I was this close” to death, he said, holding his thumb and forefinger nearly touching. Five-and-a-half years ago, he nearly killed a police officer. Should he be free? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z He uses his thumb and forefinger to describe a divot discovered during his inspection. Masters of the Courts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z In a “chip party” that made headlines around the world, employees lined up to have a device the size of a grain of rice implanted under the skin between their thumb and forefinger. Employers are monitoring computers, toilet breaks – even emotions. Is your boss watching you? 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z “He gives me a life,” she said as the diminutive bird sits quietly upon her outstretched forefinger. Montana woman with support bird argues for greater inclusion 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z He communicated with his left forefinger, laboriously selecting letters, words or sentences from a menu on his computer screen. My Alarming, Inspiring Encounter with the Late Stephen Hawking 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z He holds his thumb and forefinger two inches apart. The people with dementia staging their debut plays 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z He pinched his forefinger and thumb to indicate that the first word was short. Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV? 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Breuer is pictured holding up three outstretched fingers with his thumb and forefinger forming a circle, while his fellow interns and the president himself are giving a thumbs-up. Jack Breuer, former White House intern, denies flashing ‘white power’ symbol in photo with Trump 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Robots will one day replace truck drivers, and then chefs, and then even your primary-care physician, he says, absently spinning his smartphone between his left thumb and forefinger. American reams: why a ‘paperless world’ still hasn’t happened 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Sugimoto gestured with his thumb and forefinger to indicate a thick document: “I just don’t read them.” Special Report: Scientists describe problems in Philip Morris e-cigare 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Challenged to eat some nutraloaf, he sniffs, pulls a face, takes a little between thumb and forefinger, swallows and gags. The awful state of prison food 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Never tighten or loosen your hands, especially the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. My Shot: PGA Tour Pro Zac Blair - Golf Digest 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The reader is exactly in the central position it ought to be, and you easily find it with the forefinger of either hand. OnePlus 5T announced with bigger screen, new camera system, and a headphone jack 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z I can encircle her entire upper arm by touching my thumb with my forefinger. 'When they began slaughtering us we ran for our lives': Rohingya trapped inside Myanmar | Alex Crawford 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Sugimoto gestured with his thumb and forefinger to indicate a thick document: “I just don’t read them.” Special Report: Scientists describe problems in Philip Morris e-cigare 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z “Last year we couldn’t advance Princeton enough because there’s a book this thick of all Princeton plays,” Barcomb said, holding her forefinger and thumb four inches apart. Expectations high for Seattle University women’s basketball team 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and usually inserted in the webbing between the thumb and forefinger using a needle the same thickness as used in body piercing. Under the skin: how insertable microchips could unlock the future 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Oregon has the “O,” the forefinger and thumb of each hand pressed together to form a circle. Jaleel Wadood unveiled the Fours Up signal on his way to UCLA's starting lineup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The stubbly beard, the unmistakable nose, the similarity extending down to a smouldering cigar clasped firmly between his forefingers. Riding motorbikes with Che Guevara's son 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Curl your right forefinger and middle finger into your palm. Perspective | Hillary Clinton used ‘alternate nostril breathing’ after her loss. Here’s why you should, too. 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The prosecution presented a great deal of testimony about a small cut on Noura’s left hand, covered with adhesive tape between her thumb and forefinger, on the morning Jackson was killed. She Was Convicted of Killing Her Mother. Prosecutors Withheld the Evidence That Would Have Freed Her. 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z It would slip under the skin between her forefinger and thumb. Analysis | Her dilemma: Do I let my employer microchip me? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z He put his forefinger to his thumb to signal zero. Nicklaus laments how easy it is for players to withdraw 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z If so, he might form an “L” on his forehead with thumb and forefinger when he invokes terrorist losers. Opinion | A not-so-innocent abroad: Trump bumbles across the Middle East 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z With the lead rope held lightly between his thumb and forefinger, Karl Crittenden is working to earn the trust of a horse who knew what it was like to live wild. National forest gains 2 mustangs from Nevada prison program 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “Don’t worry,” Trump told Merkel, holding his thumb and forefinger close together. Trump promised an ‘unpredictable’ foreign policy. To allies, it looks incoherent. 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “I think Senator Sessions should come back. I think he owes it to this committee to come back and explain himself,” said Franken, pointing his forefinger for emphasis. Fireworks erupt between Franken and Grassley over Sessions at Senate hearing 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z With the other, she held the tip of his collar between her forefinger and thumb. Parents of autistic children are urging schools to allow controversial communication techniques 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z I would jab at the screen, then pinch my thumb and forefinger on it as if I was trying to pick up a dropped needle. Perspective | Was I wrong to think an Apple Watch might improve my life? 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Delicately, with a forefinger, Lincoln touched his son’s brow. George Saunders Gets in Lincoln’s Head 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z The individuals responsible for submitting Libor rates each day had no choice but to put their thumb and forefinger in the air and pluck out numbers. Libor scandal: the bankers who fixed the world’s most important number | Liam Vaughan and Gavin Finch 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z One depicts the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. glowing as he runs barefoot through a dreamlike constellation of stars, pointing one forefinger to the viewer and another to the words “WAKE UP.” America just spent 8 years with a black president. For many African Americans, it meant one big thing: freedom to 'dream' 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z In between her thumb and forefinger, she held a red date about the size of a grape. I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z He holds a file folder; the room is totally quiet except for the tap-tap-tap of his forefinger on the folder. I had lump in my breast. So why did the radiologist focus on my disability? 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Other children who encounter Finley in the hallway wave or sign his name by creating a circle with their thumb and forefinger and waving their hand near their hip. Elementary school gets its first therapy dog 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Wiggle your thumb or forefinger quickly, and their virtual analogues will flutter out of sync. Oculus' New Controllers Fix the Rift's Biggest Shortcoming 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Trump’s go-to gesture — forefinger and thumb curled into an A-OK sign — got excessive, in the view of body language expert Ruth Sherman. VIEWERS' GUIDE: Latest bombshell on Trump hangs over debate 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Trump’s go-to gesture - forefinger and thumb curled into an A-OK sign - got excessive, in the view of body language expert Ruth Sherman. VIEWERS’ GUIDE: Time for candidates to keep calm, debate on 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z He put his forefinger to his lips to shush the crowd in imitation of Patrick Reed, who used the same gesture in Scotland as a Ryder Cup rookie on enemy soil in 2014. Another Ryder Cup Rookie Is Bedeviling the Americans 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z There, Mr. Trump raises a lone index finger; he pinches together forefinger and thumb; and he unleashes a quick, openhanded karate-chop, like a conductor of an angry orchestra or a man swatting away a wasp. A Subdued Donald Trump Showed a Side We Rarely See 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Lift either off, and your virtual forefinger or thumb raises; lower them to touch the controls, and they’ll follow suit. Oculus' New Controllers Fix the Rift's Biggest Shortcoming 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The tweet ended with an emoji featuring arched eyebrows and a thumb and forefinger held over the mouth in an inquisitive pose. UCLA's Takkarist McKinley, Mique Juarez exchange barbs on Twitter 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Standing in the Greater Praise parking lot, Orlando Owens loops his forefinger around in the air and notes that, whatever you say about Republicans, Ron Johnson isn’t the author of this. Running to Survive in the Year of Trump 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z When Mr. Trump first introduced Mr. Pence to the nation, he took to pointing at him with his forefinger, as if to say, “How about this guy?” Mike Pence Campaigns With an Eye on His Own Future 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Raising an eyebrow, he pinched the kayak between his thumb and forefinger. Paddling the Inside Passage in an ‘origami’ kayak 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z For instance, the sensors are capable of detecting whether your forefinger or thumb are touching the controls. Oculus' New Controllers Fix the Rift's Biggest Shortcoming 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z “But if we were to ask,” he added, raising a hopeful forefinger, “we would ask like this: ‘May I please take a brownie?’” Back-Stabbing and Threats of a ‘Suicide Parachute’ at Hershey 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z I remember looking across the room to see the guy opposite take his forefinger and wiggle it round and round his armpit before giving it a surreptitious sniff. Does it help disabled people to let them win? - BBC News 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z He made a gun out of his thumb and forefinger, and said, “I would have—boom!” How Fear Helps the Gun Business 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z I use my right thumb and forefinger to jab at the screen of my smartphone. King of pain: Misery loves company, especially when it’s famous company 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z This lets you perform motions like extending your forefinger to touch virtual objects. Oculus' New Controllers Fix the Rift's Biggest Shortcoming 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z His 101 stops last season came despite a broken screw in his right foot and a sprained right forefinger that required offseason surgery. Broncos sign linebacker Brandon Marshall to 4-year extension 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Robert Preston takes the grainy photo – just a few square centimetres and yellowing with age – from his wallet and with a careful thumb and forefinger holds it up to the light. The Glasgow effect: new study reveals causes of city's high mortality rates 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Marshall demonstrated how he still lacks full range of motion in the forefinger but said he’s hoping to get back on the field soon. Marshall patiently awaits payday, return to playing field 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z “He had a big scar on his chin and he constantly used to rub that with his forefinger all the time. It was a nervous twitch.” How hard-partying soldier Mathew Stewart became an al-Qaida militant 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Terry Collins pounded his forefinger against the tabletop that served as a lectern during his news conference Friday afternoon and curled his lip into a sneer. Mets’ Steven Matz Looks Shaky Early in His Return, but Settles In for His Sixth Win 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z They looked out the kitchen window as Jessie used his forefinger to trace over each of the letters Cheryl had written in the backyard. Autistic boy can’t speak, but he sure loves his words 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z He also uses a light “claw” grip with his right hand, resting the club between the thumb and forefinger. Anchors Aweigh: How a Ban Made Golf Pros Evolve 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z He held it between his thumb and forefinger and weighed it and then flipped it spinning in the air and caught it and slapped it down on his wrist. Getting away with murder: literature's most annoyingly unpunished characters 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z If you are trying to get pregnant, it is egg white you want – clear and resilient enough that you can stretch it an inch or more between your thumb and forefinger, before it snaps. ‘Fitbit for your period’: the rise of fertility tracking | Moira Weigel 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z His bright designs do especially well in the Instagram era, where, as he told me, pinching his thumb and forefinger together, “You only have a screen that’s this big to make an impression.” Jeremy Scott’s Haute-Kitsch Runway 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z He held his forefinger and thumb two inches apart. Florida abortion providers fear proposed rules could make state 'next Texas' 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z He moves my forefinger away from the gun’s trigger. Happy Gilmore: on the trail – and at the gun range – with the unknown candidate 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z A silver coin balanced on thumb and forefinger is pinged upwards, falls, then gives its verdict - heads or tails. When the flip of a coin wins an election - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z However, that may lead to some definite pain in the forefingers for Xbox One fans. Zadzooks: Star Wars Pinball, The Force Awakens and Might of The First Order review 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “Yes,” she said, slipping a monitor over my forefinger. Have we reached the spoiler statute of limitations on Making a Murderer? | Tim Dowling 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z "That way you don't have to rely on a dampened forefinger - and the risk of giving the next reader tuberculosis," he laughs. How could I read more books? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z He wiped away a tear, this one from below his left eye, and then he pressed his lips with his thumb and forefinger. Obama’s Tears of Despair and Defiance 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z To use Mack’s Soft Foam Earplugs, you roll them like boogers between your thumb and forefinger and stuff them in your ears. Letter of Recommendation: Mack’s Earplugs 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Cook celebrated by touching his thumb to his forefinger with his right hand and raising his left hand to signal “305.” Florida State’s Cook, Miami’s Yearby ex-teammates now rivals 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The anxiety-inducing trend involves precariously holding your phone with just your thumb and forefinger over somewhere you really wouldn’t want it to fall. 'Extreme Phone Pinching' Craze Will Make You Super Anxious 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Ekkebus places a morsel of sea urchin on the flesh bridging his thumb and forefinger. Chef Corey Lee’s Imitation Game 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The first known sighting of an abnormally large hand featuring a skyward-pointing forefinger was in 1971, at the state high school basketball championships in Iowa. Your Thursday Briefing 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z With the thumb and forefinger of her left hand she gripped the little box, and with the other hand gently worked it free with a small wooden tool. Jamestown excavation unearths four bodies — and a mystery in a small box 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Yet he continued to lecture the nation on television, much as he lectured anyone who - like me - interviewed him, waving his forefinger in everyone's face. In court as Gaddafi's son sentenced to death - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z One of the sober men in the sober suits picked it up and pinched it between his thumb and forefinger. What happens in Vegas ... the strange world of the Korean Basketball League draft 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z PORTLAND, Ore. — Rob Nelson dips a meaty thumb and a meaty forefinger into the pouch and pulls out a fat plug of shredded pink goodness. Rob Nelson invented Big League Chew, and his bubble has yet to burst 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Cord milking involves massaging the umbilical cord with the thumb and forefingers to slowly push blood through the cord into an infant's belly. Umbilical Cord 'Milking' May Help Preemies Delivered by C-Section 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Split webbing between thumb and forefinger of left hand in practice. England v New Zealand: fifth ODI – live! 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z His eyes are red and puffy, and he discretely rubs the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. Backstage with the hopefuls of Eurovision 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Some a large enough for Stryker to pinch between her thumb and forefinger. Seniors breathe new life into old tomes at bookbindery 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z It was as if the tip of my forefinger and the tip of my thumb were paralyzed. Finally a Diagnosis, but Still More Questions 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z He rapidly types back with a thumb and forefinger combination. How Super Angel Chris Sacca Made Billions, Burned Bridges And Crafted The Best Seed Portfolio Ever 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Split webbing between thumb and forefinger of left hand in practice. England v New Zealand: fifth ODI – live! 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Place one end of the dough between your thumb and forefinger and wrap it around your hand until the ends overlap in your palm; they should overlap by about 2 inches. Weekend project: Homemade bagels 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z He uses his thumb and a partially missing forefinger to massage the muscle supporting its venom glands. Not your average technician 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “If you had all the words in every book in the Library of Congress, it would be about an inch, here,” he says, measuring the distance between his forefinger and thumb. What the Web Said Yesterday 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z As for my thumb, I’ll use it and my forefinger to hold my nose. #GamerGate Wants Objective Video Game Reviews: What Would Roger Ebert Do? 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z “So in about two-tenths of a second, with his forefinger, middle finger and right thumb, he applied about 10 pounds of pressure on the ball,” Goff said. A Lab-Perfect Reception by the Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Instead of using your thumbs to tap the screen, you click them against your forefingers like tiny castanets. Pinc is a whimsical VR iPhone case that tracks your hands 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The biosensor device, called Pip, is gripped between the thumb and forefinger, looks a bit like a small iPod, and measures sweat and electrodermal activity associated with stress levels. Can an app cure anxiety and stress? 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z "The patient exhibited a notable, nearly involuntary movement of the right hand up to his temple area and tapping it with his forefinger," the study claimed. Google Glass 'addict' wore device for 18 hours a day 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z “When it comes to the big differences between Congressman Gardner and me, it makes sense just to tell you myself,” says Mr. Udall, his forefingers hooked in the front pockets of his blue jeans. Udall flood ad sparks outrage in tight Colorado Senate race 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z "When you are falling down a cliff, the first thing you do is you stop. Then you think 'how did I slip?'" he says, jabbing his forefinger into the table. Child abuse revelations divide 'most shameful town in Britain' 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The rings, worn on the forefingers, let you interact in a way that's reminiscent of the Leap Motion controller. Pinc is a whimsical VR iPhone case that tracks your hands 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z When the money is accessible, Mr. Rose forms pincers with his middle finger and the back of his forefinger to extract the cash. The Pickpocket’s Tale 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z He formed a circle with his thumb and forefinger, then spread his remaining fingers around the fruit with half an inch between each one. The Mystery of the Vanishing Screwball 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Open in the final round of the St. Jude Classic when he took his left hand off the putter, turned it slightly clockwise and rested the grip between his forefinger and thumb. A new putting stroke for Mickelson at US Open 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan was ignoring the budget deficit, the Marines were booting Communists out of Grenada and the Chicken McNugget was first clasped between the thumb and forefinger of a delighted nation. Older, whiter, righter 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z She held a Parliament between her thumb and middle finger, delicately tapping the ash free with her forefinger. Thomas McGuane: “Hubcaps.” 2014-04-14T04:00:00Z Placing a thumb on the outside of the pants for leverage, he used a forefinger in an upward scratching motion, showing how he would tug at the pocket lining. The Pickpocket’s Tale 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Honest Abe squirms and shifts, then hesitates and, while holding his thumb and forefinger an inch apart, finally mutters, “Perhaps a bit,” causing his wife to spin on her heels and exit in a huff. What Science Tells Us about Why We Lie 2014-04-08T12:00:00Z He reached forward, horribly animated, and grabbed Ari’s cheek between thumb and forefinger. Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge.” 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z The large fellow waggled a meat hook of a forefinger at me and leaned in very close to my ear. Gotham: After Keeping Company With Mobsters, a Politician Now Speaks Their Language 2014-01-30T02:15:09Z He held the pill unsteadily between his thumb and forefinger, between the raised seams at the fingertips of his glove. Donald Antrim: “The Emerald Light in the Air.” 2014-01-27T05:00:00Z Gary Harris had 20 points and celebrated the victory at halfcourt by holding up his forefinger to signals No. 1. Experienced Spartans topple No. 1 Kentucky 2013-11-13T03:06:00Z "Italy is not the only state with money problems," Paliero said, rubbing his thumb and forefingers together. Cancelations, delays ripple across U.S. in government shutdown 2013-10-02T18:45:13Z Meanwhile, I’m happily placing my forefinger on my phone a zillion times a day – with only the slightest sense that somewhere, the NSA is gathering my prints for some dark, global, homeland database. My Fingerprints. Public Or Private? 2013-09-30T16:02:00Z It is important to note that in the demonstration video, we only see what one assumes is the latex facsimile of the user’s forefinger print. What Are The Implications That German Hackers Were Able To Bypass The Apple Touch ID Security On The iPhone 5s? 2013-09-23T20:29:00Z |
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