Example Sentences

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If you are thumbing through the brochure/paperwork, it will be there in black and white.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

And arm yourself with simple pantry staples that you can graze on lazily, ideally while peeling a clementine and thumbing a paperback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

He points out that engineers are no different from the rest of us when it comes to thumbing through a manual.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

Even just thumbing through the book is an exercise in indulgence, with the descriptions of various dishes sounding outrageously delicious.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024

He began thumbing through a few of the titles: Isidore of Seville, an illuminated copy of The Rule of Saint Benedict, Saint Augustine’s Confessions.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz