finger
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Son put his finger to his lips in the universal “shhh” sign and then did his patented camera celebration — click! — miming a snapshot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Digit ratio compares the length of the index finger, known as 2D, with the length of the ring finger, known as 4D.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
"You couldn't even get your little finger in there. It's been a year and a half, but my eye still feels strained and I constantly want to force it open," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
"I've played the golf course a lot, but I can't put my finger on what necessarily is needed," said the 2022 US Open winner.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
You sit, trace the floral design with your finger.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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It's fingers crossed for him at the moment though - SpaceX succeeded in its fourth attempt, he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Cafeteria staples like pizza, burgers and chicken fingers will be made with higher-quality ingredients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
I had my fingers crossed that “Late Night” would haul out Mee-Maw for one last jig when it returned on Monday.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Skilled watchmaker’s fingers closed over mine and gently unwound them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"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
Kote fingered the buttons of his shirt for a moment, then decided against removing it.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Other remaining brand-name correspondents, including the ageless Lesley Stahl, for a while were feared to be fingering their rip cords too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
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
He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022
She mused awhile, fingering her pursed lower lip, and she said at last, “I do not know anyone there. I shall have to find a way. Who is the keeper of this woman?”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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