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

I still think of that injured finger as a learning lesson—and a blessing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

She jabbed her finger at the screen, and I could see that Professor McMillan hadn’t been kidding earlier—he really had already programmed the Glitch back to the Academy on the night it was destroyed.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin