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Examples of middle finger in a Sentence
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Rapp yelled this out with Kesha, with both pop stars giving the middle finger at the same time.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
In the video posted online, she also can be seen putting up her middle finger, as did Rapp and another musician in the band.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2024
Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, index and middle finger.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Multiple people in the SUV with Baker would later tell police that Corley rolled down his window and raised his middle finger at someone in Baker’s SUV, and that Baker responded by opening fire with a pistol.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors said Majors slapped Jabbari in the face and fractured the middle finger on one of her hands.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
McPherson noted a picture shared widely on social media two months after the killing showing Talan Renner in a hot tub with his middle finger turned toward the camera.
—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Boada infamously gave reporters and photographers the middle finger following his release from the Midtown South Precinct in Manhattan.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024
Scott Swift is seen giving the middle finger to gathered photographers.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of middle finger was
before the 12th century
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“Middle finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20finger. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
middle finger
noun
: the third finger of the hand if the thumb is counted as the first
Medical Definition
middle finger
noun
: the midmost of the five digits of the hand
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