fingerprint

Example Sentences

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“But you’re stuck with your facial geometry and your fingerprint for life unless you take drastic measures like burning your fingerprints off,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Many people have become accustomed to using their phones at checkout, authenticating themselves with a fingerprint or their face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

At the courthouse, immigration agents took Estrada Juarez’s fingerprints and asked her to apply a fingerprint to a form saying she had agreed to be deported, Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

One of the most striking discoveries was a partial human fingerprint preserved in the caulking.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

Naomi tapped a floury fingerprint on Baby Joe’s nose as he toddled past in one of his many tours around Muff’s kitchen table.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez