Sentence examples for thumb on something from inspiring English sources

SHOUTS & Murmurs parody of Susan Faludi's "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man"... Without knowing it, Vince had put his big, clumsy, masculine thumb on something that men are not allowed to discuss in their world of frost-brewed emotions and hickory-cured relationships.

By Bruce McCall The New Yorker, November 8 , 1999P. 48 SHOUTS & Murmurs parody of Susan Faludi's "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man"... Without knowing it, Vince had put his big, clumsy, masculine thumb on something that men are not allowed to discuss in their world of frost-brewed emotions and hickory-cured relationships.

The New Yorker, November 8 , 1999P. 48 SHOUTS & Murmurs parody of Susan Faludi's "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man"... Without knowing it, Vince had put his big, clumsy, masculine thumb on something that men are not allowed to discuss in their world of frost-brewed emotions and hickory-cured relationships.

The rule of thumb is to hold judgment on something until you've personally experienced it.

Apple is not afraid to venture forward on something while thumbing their collective nose at the conventional wisdom of the "right way" to do it.

Given the length of most epic fantasy novels (or cycles) I would have thought it an impossible task to thumb out more than, say, 5-10% on something like a smartphone.

Prop the sand dollars on something (like on inverted thumb tacks) to ensure they do not become stuck on the drying surface.

Later, addressing a lawyer for the players, Jeffrey L. Kessler, he said, "It seems to me you're asking me to put my thumb on the scale and move something along".

Love someone's take on something, but they accidentally put their thumb over their phone mic at one point?

There's the problem of occlusion, where your finger or thumb covers a part of the game while you tap on something.

Put your thumb five inches away from your face and focus on it, after five seconds focus on something behind it.