How to Use middle finger in a Sentence

middle finger

noun
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  • The blood was drawn from a cut on his right middle finger.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Bend the knuckles and middle finger joints and reach for your palm.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Woodley chose to place the ink on the inside of his left middle finger.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Grip the writing utensil between the first and middle fingers and use the thumb to hold it in place.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 31 July 2024
  • Place your thumb on the bottom of the plunger and your index and middle fingers on the base of either side of the nozzle.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Jackson added pieces of the bill that displayed the number 100 to the thumbnail and middle finger.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Some drivers honked their horns and waved in approval, though a few gave the group the middle finger.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • To them Roger Goodell gives the middle finger, in return for what?
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • At one point in the series, Thing gives a character the middle finger.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The flag that hangs now carries the same message but without the middle finger.
    — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Rapp yelled this out with Kesha, with both pop stars giving the middle finger at the same time.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
  • And the middle finger is not what the American people want.
    — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • At one point, he was called to the actor’s house because Depp had severed the top of his middle finger.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2022
  • In the fall of 1988, the Mets’ ace left-hander Bob Ojeda chopped off the top of his (left) middle finger with a pair of hedge clippers.
    — Devin Gordon, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The girl counts to 10 before flashing her handlers the middle finger.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Willis said Civale, who missed a big part of last season with a injury to the middle finger of his right hand, is healthy.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 May 2022
  • Kaprielian had a laceration near the nail of his right middle finger that was enough for the A’s to scratch him.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022
  • A lot of people think my big goal is to alienate people and to give them a big middle finger.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s what to do: Use the pads of your index and middle finger — not your thumb, which has its own pulse and can confuse you.
    — Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • Where her three middle fingers should be, there are only tiny stumps that have no bones.
    — Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In a move that would make Johnny proud, Daniel takes Cole’s offer and draws a big middle finger on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2021
  • As Rodriguez left, the suit says, Lizzo raised both her middle fingers and yelled a slur.
    — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Ohtani left the mound in Tuesday's start because of a blister on his right middle finger.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
  • One man paused his morning jog to snap a selfie in front of the tower, his middle finger aloft.
    — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 31 May 2024
  • For effect, Barker added the middle finger emoji at the end.
    — Glamour, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Fans flew middle fingers into the cloudless sky, a regional salute to the haters in tow.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
  • There were pins of peace, pins of war and even a few pins giving a diplomatic middle finger.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The driver then ran over the front wheel and past the light as the cyclist displayed two middle fingers as the vehicle passed him.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 June 2024
  • Two men who had come from nearby Dallas kissed for the cameras and raised a middle finger.
    — Will Carless, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2022
  • That said shade can be found as the base of her thumbs, middle fingers, and pinkies in a French manicure-esque contrast.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024

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