fingering

Example Sentences

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He stood over it muttering to himself, thoughtfully fingering a filament of his mustache.

From Literature

Lola kept fingering the broken part of her face as if she couldn’t stop.

From Literature

For more than a decade, scientists have debated which animals alive today hail from that earliest sister, fingering two phyla as the most likely candidates: sponges and comb jellies.

From Science Magazine

He largely taught himself to play the oboe and English horn, using a book that showed the fingerings.

From New York Times

She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.

From Reuters