Sentence examples for by using a thumb from inspiring English sources
You navigate through on-screen options by using a thumb wheel.
Captured bats were tagged by using a thumb band or implantable microchip (Avid Identification Systems, Inc., Norco, CA, USA) and unique identification numbers to ensure that sampling was not repeated on the same bat.
The show's third broker, Ryan Serhant of Nest Seekers, charms an Asian heiress into hiring a professional organizer to deal with a bedroom stuffed with 800 pairs of shoes and dozens of high-priced jackets and gowns (the room is locked so that only she can enter by using a thumb-print entry pad).
The actions were performed either by using a normal precision grip (forefinger and thumb) or an awkward precision grip (little finger and thumb).
Patients underwent goniometric measurements to determine active range of motion (AROM) of the wrist (extension/flexion) as well as thumb abduction by using a standard plastic transparent goniometer.
The brachial artery was imaged by using a medial approach 2 cm above the antecubital fossa with the arm extended and the thumb pointed to the ceiling.
Rather than using a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down, users can rate people at six levels of trustworthiness.
Every calorie you've needlessly burned by using your thumb on the remote, you can now retain as insulation for the thick of winter.
A report in the British journal BMJ says you can stop the bleeding by using your thumb and index finger to squeeze the soft tissue just below the bridge of your nose for 5 to 10 minutes.
Sitting in a chair next to her bed at Vibra Hospital in San Diego, Martine Bellocq prepares to speak by using her thumb to hold in place the bandage over the tracheotomy opening in her neck as visitors in protective gowns and gloves lock eyes and listen.
