Example Sentences

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It is long out of print, but I found a copy, and was thumbing through it when we spoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024

She was thumbing through and found multiple letters written by her daughter Ariel.

From Washington Post • May 27, 2022

I could see the rigor and ballet form in his work, but people in general couldn’t see it because he was thumbing his nose, wearing platform shoes and outrageous costumes.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020

He was thumbing through the Green Book, the press guide, looking for lore items, when he said, “Your first year was ’51?”

From Golf Digest • Apr. 6, 2020

He was thumbing through it when he realized he had forgotten to ask where the twins really were, so he did.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez