finger tight
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He crumpled on the floor holding his finger tight and his face went red and I realized for the first time that Devon feels pain.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
Their mid-day meal was over, and Robert had been devoting himself to Mary, who had been tottering round the room in his wake, clutching one finger tight with her chubby hand.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
He was all my own, last night, With soft, persuasive, baby eyes, So wondering and yet so wise, And hands that held my finger tight.
From Fires of Driftwood by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay
Their midday meal was over, and Robert had been devoting himself to Mary, who had been tottering round the room in his wake, clutching one finger tight with her chubby hand.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
You held mamma's finger tight, and when you came to yourself, your sweet look and smile were for her!
From Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife by Charlotte Mary Yonge
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