fingers

Example Sentences

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My fingers delicately prodded and pushed; I gingerly lifted the dough to stretch it on the backs of my hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

However, it slipped through their fingers after a loss against Dundee at Den's Park, and Celtic took the trophy instead.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury," the justices said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

If he had you, he could have imagined a version of himself slowly, imperfectly building a modest house made of money that — fingers crossed — would be complete by the time he retires.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

His fingers found only a willow-branch mat: smooth and useless.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver