lay a finger on
Example Sentences
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He said the boy "did not lay a finger on Amen Teklay" and that being at the scene did not make him guilty.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
But it didn’t lay a finger on the underlying disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
He told Haaretz in 2017 that he had lectured his troops “not to lay a finger on an old man, a woman or a child.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
The first player to reach for him was George Wolo, but Curtis was gone in a blur before Wolo could lay a finger on him.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
We drove back to Eden Park together, and for years, nothing—for years Abel didn’t lay a finger on her.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
