Example Sentences

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The police found a plastic bottle half-filled with water covered in fingerprints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Quite simply, Guardiola's fingerprints touch football at all levels.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

By studying these chemical fingerprints, scientists can determine exactly which eruption produced a specific layer of ash.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

He also left his fingerprints in the company’s more supernatural side, helping introduce Marvel’s iteration of the iconic vampire Dracula as well as co-creating the original lycanthrope known as Werewolf by Night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“In fact, science has its fingerprints all over the kitchen.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm