Sentence examples for by thumbing from inspiring English sources

Argentina actually did very well by thumbing its nose at creditors.

In 2009, Ms. Ha won the South Korean national title against 2.8 million competitors by thumbing 7.25 characters a second.

These days, they can also search for loved ones by thumbing through lists of people staying in shelters scattered around the country.

Jessica Cohen, an associate broker with Douglas Elliman, came up with a three-bedroom on the Upper West Side by thumbing through expired listings.

He is trying to bolster his position domestically by thumbing his nose at wicked foreign powers: turning on Britain as an historic mischief-maker may help to rally some Iranians to his cause.

If the fine was a way of trying to send Jackson to sit in the corner, he responded by thumbing his nose on the way -- calling Stern heavy-handed.

The point is guided by thumb and forefinger.

Instead, a thumbs-down view will soon be counteracted by thumbs up from other readers.

Cars are mostly unnecessary: everyone from farmhands to restaurant workers gets around by thumb.

Its address book holds 250 names, but you have to type them in by hand (or by thumb).

Some encyclopaedias devote each volume to one letter of the alphabet or indicate the division between letters by thumb-indexing.