long finger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Over the next six decades, as the glacier retreated, the wedge expanded into a long finger, and the size of the lake grew twelvefold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
They work: The long finger of the Otago Peninsula, once overrun with possums, is now almost free of them.
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025
Pointing that long finger up in the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2021
For those sailing in from the port of Lelystad, the first sign of the Marker Wadden is a long finger of sand dunes designed to protect against flooding.
From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2019
One long finger stabbed at the torn sheet, smearing the still-wet ink.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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