fiddling

Example Sentences

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Fiddling with something, like a camera or a phone, lessens the experience, Mr Makepeace said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Fiddling with her phone to film her athletes like a proud parent and not a head coach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

McKean’s commentary in Politico was titled: Rex Tillerson is Fiddling with PowerPoint while the World Burns.

From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2017

Fiddling with his smartphone, seemingly not in the mood for an interview, he was asked about the Armstrong court he helped christen by taking apart Bjorn Borg in straight sets in its first men’s final.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2016

Fiddling with the selector, he got the Big Blackwater woods-burning.

From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam