fingerprint

Example Sentences

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Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

World uses the iris for ID confirmation because it is the most unique part of a person, even more so than a fingerprint.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“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

“It’s just that I’m more in control now. I do more of the work, and I can put more of my fingerprint on the show than when I started.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The skin melds together, swirls of fingerprint ridges finding one another again, closing solidly once more.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern