fiddling
Example Sentences
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The move isn’t likely to end all of Washington’s record fiddling, but the worry of prosecution may make a few more actors think twice before playing fast and loose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Neville is skeptical that businesses will be fiddling around with AI products to create their own cybersecurity.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Take, for example, Parton’s great-grandmother, Tennessee, who kept her home open for “singing, fiddling, and buck dancing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Researchers quietly work away, fiddling with parts of the machine.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
He shrugged, absentmindedly fiddling with his right ear.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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