fingers
Example Sentences
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"Now, they can be counted on your fingers."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
They had carved out a prime Sunday evening slot for a world premiere that, fingers crossed, would remain unknown until the audience was seated inside the theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Three or four hours would slip by with her in a trancelike state, fingers sweeping across her phone screen as she consumed social media, following every Taliban edict and distress posting from afar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The gesture, made famous by Leonard Nimoy's character Spock, involves raising the hand with the middle and ring fingers parted.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He winks to show me he’s joking, but my fingers squeeze the piece of cookie I’m holding, crumbling it.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
