finger
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The basic idea is similar to running a wet finger around the rim of a wine glass.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 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
He goes on to explain why he isn’t currently playing, lifting a crooked finger to the camera and saying he is injured.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
With a flick of his finger, he made it spin, gleaming, glinting.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
For years, Marset had slipped through the fingers of law enforcement in multiple countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Plus: Crypto blew its big moment and now everyone is pointing fingers, and how Harley-Davidson became a tariff punching bag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
His fingers were clumsy with cold, and tying the antlers to his wrists was infuriatingly difficult.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"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
Ella fingered the cookies in her pocket and tried to draw out her question, adding a lot of umms and ahhs to buy herself some time.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Devon shook his head when he saw me standing in the lunch line yesterday, fingering an imaginary fret, making the appropriate sound effects.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
