Sentence examples for licked a finger from inspiring English sources

If you've ever licked a finger and circled the edge of a glass, you'll be familiar with a sonic phenomenon that may have been used as a way of making music since 12th Century China.

He licked a finger and flipped through the white pages.

But then he licks a finger and rubs it so you can read it.

Sometimes I would lick a finger and just dip it into the bag to taste the stuff – a heady perfumed hit of the ocean.

As one of Ligotti's most frightening characters notes: "while we scream and perish, History licks a finger and turns the page".

At the slow pace, an action as simple as licking a finger to turn a page or licking a card to paste it on someone's forehead turns nearly pornographic.

If you buy a magazine at a bookstore, will you remember to wash your hands before, say, licking a finger to turn a page?

Crack open a toy walkie-talkie or a generic mini keyboard, rip off the coverings (sometimes there's even scotch tape inside!), press a button, and simply lick a finger and touch a circuit: a short will cause the beep to become a bleeooooop, or a danger to become a dddddreeerrrrrrrrr.

The film industry has licked a salty finger, stuck it skyward, and ascertained that what we want to see on the big screen is food.

The original creators simply licked a metaphorical finger, found which way the wind was blowing, added some diamond necklaces, horses and oil and went with it.

Yes? Well if you had periods, you'd probably lick a bloody finger to see what it's like, right?