sticky-fingered

Example Sentences

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The Nixtamal Queen is delicious, both as a pastry that leaves you satisfied and sticky-fingered, and as a challenge to the idea of Eurocentric authority in the bread and pastry world.

From New York Times

“Sticky-fingered Cooper Kupp, who is having a record-breaking season for the L.A. Rams with 113 catches, 12 TDs and 1,489 receiving yards — all tops in the NFL — has more receiving yards than every receiver combined on the Philadelphia Eagles.”

From Seattle Times

In early March, I was walking around the most magical place on earth — Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla. — asking guests why they were comfortable being at a theme park with thousands of strangers and sticky-fingered children as a virus that we then believed to be passed through touch was spreading throughout the world.

From New York Times

When Allen turned, the pinpoint pass was already chest-bound and the sticky-fingered receiver was able to secure the football before Jackson could react.

From Los Angeles Times

The defensive line is so good the Panthers don’t have to blitz, and when opposing quarterbacks do have time, the secondary has proven sticky-fingered through the first three weeks.

From Seattle Times