We found 69 examples of how to use thumb in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 69.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. | |
| 2. | The glove has a hole in the thumb. | |
| 3. | As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests. | |
| 4. | I pricked my thumb with a needle. | |
| 5. | He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer. | |
| 6. | He picked up a butterfly between his thumb and forefinger. | |
| 7. | She had no rule of thumb about it, but she got it right every time. | |
| 8. | He has her under his thumb. | |
| 9. | I'll pound you at thumb wars anytime. | |
| 10. | After filling your pipe with tobacco, tamp it down with your thumb, but don't pack it too tightly. | |
| 11. | I hurt my thumb doing a handspring. | |
| 12. | She has him under her thumb. | |
| 13. | The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky. | |
| 14. | Tom accidentally threw his thumb drive into the garbage. | |
| 15. | Tom caught a mosquito between his thumb and first finger. | |
| 16. | My grandmother has a green thumb. | |
| 17. | His wife has him under the thumb. | |
| 18. | He's under the thumb. | |
| 19. | I know internally that it stabbed my thumb. Something evil was coming close. | |
| 20. | The wart on my thumb bled badly after picking at it all afternoon. | |
| 21. | Tom deleted all the files off his thumb drive. | |
| 22. | The acid burned his thumb and the other side of his palm. | |
| 23. | Tom accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer. | |
| 24. | Tom is sucking his thumb. | |
| 25. | Tom held the coin between his thumb and forefinger. |