finger

The basic idea is similar to running a wet finger around the rim of a wine glass.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The lawsuit, filed by the Clarkson Law Firm in August, claimed: "Oura rings cannot measure one's sleep or cycles. That's because sleep happens in the brain, not on one's finger."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Anderson’s original “Resident Evil” film franchise, the writer-director — known for his abrasive, nu-metal vulgar auteurism — raises a middle finger of sorts to his detractors.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Another time, her personal shopper asked Parisian jewelry designer Yvonne Leone to make a ring to fit her finger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

She jabbed her finger at the screen, and I could see that Professor McMillan hadn’t been kidding earlier—he really had already programmed the Glitch back to the Academy on the night it was destroyed.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Villagers keep their fingers crossed that power cuts do not last long or that their back-up systems are sufficient.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He smooths the features of the head -- which he says weighs more than a ton -- with a yellow sponge, while another craftsman adds clay to the fingers of the enormous hands.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Users can see data inside the glass, and snap their fingers to take a photo.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Yes, I’m hoping to see some Oscar contenders while I’m here and have my fingers crossed for a few movies I’ll be seeing shortly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

It seemed easier to run my fingers up and down the keys following the rise and fall of the notes on the page.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"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

Tommie fingered the edge of her coat and gave Naomi a sympathetic look.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

For more than a decade, scientists have debated which animals alive today hail from that earliest sister, fingering two phyla as the most likely candidates: sponges and comb jellies.

From Science Magazine ● May 17, 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

Grandma stood up to watch it pass, fingering her chins thoughtfully.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck