butterfingers

Example Sentences

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“I mean, the eyes of the world are on the county and, you know, they’ve got butterfingers.”

From Seattle Times

This went straight at Ederson yet in a butterfingers moment the ball was allowed to squeeze in at the keeper’s near post.

From The Guardian

It has been dispiriting, and also farcical — the butterfingers dismantling of a great New York institution.

From New York Times

The golf course is no time to have butterfingers, so get a grip on your game with these premium rubber golf grips designed to lock your fingers in place, so you swing—and don’t miss.

From Salon

Pakistan dispatched South Africa by 49 runs on Sunday to stay in contention for the Cricket World Cup semifinals, but the brilliance of the effort was tarnished by butterfingers in the field.

From Seattle Times