ring finger
noun
: the third finger especially of the left hand counting the index finger as the first
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The 60-year-old countess has broken her silence after she was seen sporting a massive diamond on her left ring finger while riding a scooter Monday in Sag Harbor, hours after she was snapped getting cozy with an unidentified man, Us Weekly reports.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
My roommate contemplated, twisting the band still hanging onto her ring finger.
—New York Times, 1 June 2025
The ligaments in her ring finger were disconnected, as well.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
To layer a concealer with a color corrector, Spickard says to use the ring finger to tap a small amount of color corrector over the dark circle.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
My roommate contemplated, twisting the band still hanging onto her ring finger.
—New York Times, 1 June 2025
The ligaments in her ring finger were disconnected, as well.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
To layer a concealer with a color corrector, Spickard says to use the ring finger to tap a small amount of color corrector over the dark circle.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ring finger
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“Ring finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20finger. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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