Sentence examples for large thumb from inspiring English sources

But he should have been able to win without the Working Families Party's large thumb on the electoral scales.

According to Balagovindan, the most impressive gems were the large diamonds, some of which were a hundred and ten carats—"the size of a large thumb," as he put it.

According to Balagovindan, the most impressive gems were the large diamonds, some of which were a hundred and ten carats — "the size of a large thumb," as he put it.

One of them, the Nigerian Okwe (Mr. Ejiofor) -- who drives a cab and also works as a hotel porter under the large thumb of the night manager, Sneaky, a smooth operator (Mr. Lopez) -- seems to be as haunted as he is obsessed.

One of them, the Nigerian Okwe (Mr. Ejiofor) -- who drives a cab and also works as a hotel porter under the large thumb of the night manager, Sneaky (Mr. Lopez), a smooth operator -- seems to be as haunted as he is obsessed.

"This is a tremendously large thumb on the scale of a developing digital music ecosystem," said Casey Rae-Hunter, deputy director of the Future of Music Coalition, an artists' advocacy group, which last week wrote to the F.T.C. outlining its objections.

Scientists speculate that Massospondylus could have used its large pollex (thumb) claw in combat, to strip plant material from trees, digging, or for grooming.

"Cowgirls," which followed the mystical adventures of a hitchhiker with unusually large thumbs, earned Mr. Robbins an enduring cult following largely among post-adolescents and older readers with unending affection for the 1960s.

A police hunt ensued, but despite his criminal record, and despite having left a large thumb-print on the frame, Peruggia's name never came up.

We loved this suggestion from a reader called Frances: "The story is about a woman, Sissy Hankshaw, who is born with extra large thumbs.

Still reeling from a poor performance that saw them come only 10th in the medal table, Australia nonetheless gave London 2012 a large thumbs-up.