fingers
Example Sentences
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Particularly impressive were improvements in robotic hands, Sarkar said, wiggling his fingers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Ever since, we’ve been crossing our fingers and knocking on wood and sending up flares to the Booker gods, and sent the book to the printer a little earlier than usual just in case.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Roggatz, 35, dutifully got to work ridding his grass of the gifts from his dogs, Django and Scout, with a plastic bag pinched between his fingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Frequently, when states pass laws barring transgender athletes from competition, the result can feel overwhelmingly personal to those affected, since the number of people excluded in a given state can be counted on your fingers.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
As SJ’s stout fingers zip across the controls, a soft blue light envelops you; there’s no roar of fuel combustion or electrical hum.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
