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finger

[fing-ger] / ˈfɪŋ gər /






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Those responses included pressing a button using either the index or middle finger on either hand.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Galactic power and privilege literally placed themselves on Hal’s finger simply because he answered one question correctly.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

At a Gaullist campaign rally in 1968, Malraux put his finger on a weakness of conservative economic thought.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In the 1960s, he lost a finger in a workplace accident.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Betsie pointed to the Frisian clock on the stair wall, and with a finger on her lips silently opened the dining room door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Particularly impressive were improvements in robotic hands, Sarkar said, wiggling his fingers.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Another said, “You can’t snap your fingers and get a spouse on demand, sadly.”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

“In the snap of fingers, my best friend, my confidant, my partner, my soul mate was transitioned to another dimension — a higher plane,” she wrote in her post.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The better strategy would be to put up four fingers, load the bases and bring Raleigh up to the plate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

My heart is pounding, my skin tingles, and my fingers are cold and unsteady.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

They attacked France as a liar who had fingered Leasure to save himself.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

You listened to the monotonous chewing of cattle, the tepid rustle of water as it fingered its way through the reeds.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

"I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher."

From BBC Nov. 21, 2023

She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.

From Reuters Feb. 7, 2023

He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2022

Ash had been fingering the stem of her goblet, looking at its fine workmanship, when Kaisa asked, “Will you come to the ball?”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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