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Instead, use your thumb and forefinger to grasp the berry at the stem and give it a gentle tug.—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026 Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger.—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026 Mustaine says, rubbing a forefinger over his black knit cap that hides his leonine locks.—Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 The next morning, Helen sits at the kitchen table, pinching one of the seed pods that Thiago gave her between her thumb and forefinger and spinning it like a top.—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forefinger