fingers

Example Sentences

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“Keep your fingers crossed,” Gorka told the audience.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

She compares it to a guided meditation as she incorporates breathwork while asking clients to breathe into her fingers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

She crossed her fingers and headed to Texas anyway, and while there, contacted her job to have them correct the error.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Mr. Hemming writes that upon Miller’s death, doctors found 23 battle scars, a large wound on his right abdominal cartilage, two rifle balls lodged in his liver, and mutilated fingers on his left hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

My fingers slide across an envelope and then stop because I am looking at my own face.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse