FINGERS in a Sentence

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Ellen finished and Gerald, who could never find his beads at prayer time, began furtively counting his decade on his fingers.

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 Meanings and Examples of FINGERS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
finger
 n.  any of the terminal members of the hand
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The girl seemed to waver, and Frome saw her twirl the end of her scarf irresolutely about her fingers.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  He had not even touched the tip of her fingers or looked her full in the eyes.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
3  Ellen finished and Gerald, who could never find his beads at prayer time, began furtively counting his decade on his fingers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
4  Scarlett dug her fingers into the upholstery of the carriage and for a moment her parasol wavered.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
5  And, worst of all, she had burned two blisters on her fingers helping Pittypat and Cookie make layer cakes for raffling.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
6  Her fingers played in Scarlett's black hair.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  He was beside her quickly and his deft fingers untied the wide bow under her chin.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  She wished that she could cry, do something to ease the iron fingers that were digging into her throat.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
9  Cold little ripples of fear that started in the pit of her stomach were radiating outward until the fingers that touched her cheeks were cold, though the rest of her body streamed perspiration.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
10  She shrank closer to Rhett, took his arm in fingers that trembled and looked up at him for words, for comfort, for something reassuring.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
11  She knotted the ends with fingers that bled from blisters and shook from fatigue.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
12  She tied the other end to the back of the wagon, as securely as her awkward fingers would permit.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
13  The echo of her own thoughts infuriated her and Scarlett shook off the pinching fingers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
14  Scarlett's bleeding fingers sought her father's hand urgently.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
15  Grandma in particular was devoted to Ellen and there were very few people in the County for whom the old lady gave a snap of her skinny fingers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
Example Sentence: (133 in 9 pages)
16  My toes and fingers are tingling with the cold.
17  The customer had not been waited on for quite a long time so he drummed on the table with his fingers.
18  He pinched his fingers in the door.
19  Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers.
20  You don't need green fingers to fill your home with lush leaves.
21  Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.
22  Bonnie twirled her empty glass in her fingers.
23  She ran her fingers through her hair.
24  Have the bowman on the front of the boat and get him to indicate distance to the line with his fingers.
25  He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers.
26  A new baby will automatically curl its fingers round any object it touches.
27  We're keeping our fingers crossed that she's going to be OK.
28  She got her fingers burnt when she set up a business and had all her money stolen by her partner.
29  Rosie's fingers traced a delicate pattern in the sand.
30  He reached for a cigarette and lit it, fingers rock steady.