finger

Example Sentences

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Digital forensics researchers were quick to explain the "extra" finger: a trick of light that made part of his palm resemble an additional digit.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Ordinarily, I would have said, “Well, this is really hard to prove, and putting the finger on any individual is going to be very difficult.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In the picture Corey Edwards, a former Conservative ministerial adviser, is seen with his right arm in the air and with a finger under his nose.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I wriggled it from my finger and laid it on the desk along with my wallet and paper guilders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom