finger

Example Sentences

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"You're not going to lose a finger, but it would feel like trapping your hand in a car door – it would certainly ruin your day," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Our columnist tests out the latest fitness trackers for your wrist, finger and elsewhere, with a focus on sleep monitoring and heart-rate accuracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Obsession” has ideas about our age of instant gratification and parasocial idealization fueled by social media that the film never manages to do anything more than wag a finger at.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“Within 20 seconds I was like, I stuck my finger in a light socket,” Danson told W. Kamau Bell on the “Who’s With Me?” podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

With a flick of his finger, he made it spin, gleaming, glinting.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom