fingerprint

Example Sentences

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“But you’re stuck with your facial geometry and your fingerprint for life unless you take drastic measures like burning your fingerprints off,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

At the courthouse, immigration agents took Estrada Juarez’s fingerprints and asked her to apply a fingerprint to a form saying she had agreed to be deported, Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

At the time, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said customers flocked to the iPhone 5S instead because of its new fingerprint sensor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Those shifts act like a fingerprint, helping researchers map how water travels on a global scale.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

The scientist on board tells us that the fluke, or tail, of a whale is like a person’s fingerprint.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt