fingers
Example Sentences
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It’s the reason so many of us walk to our cars with our keys poking through our fingers, why we tense up when someone walks too closely behind us on a dark street.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Then you cross your fingers they won’t cancel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Arms out, fingers splayed, she takes a comic-book summoning pose familiar from decades of mutant movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Club managers will have their fingers crossed that no more names are added to that list with three days of fixtures still to be played.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Skilled watchmaker’s fingers closed over mine and gently unwound them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
