fingers
Example Sentences
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It’s the reason so many of us walk to our cars with our keys poking through our fingers, why we tense up when someone walks too closely behind us on a dark street.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Then you cross your fingers they won’t cancel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But after four seasons of mediocrity and worse, however, she’s learned to keep her fingers crossed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Villagers keep their fingers crossed that power cuts do not last long or that their back-up systems are sufficient.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Next he laces his fingers behind his blond curls and, mouthing something, looks up toward the ceiling.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
