point the finger
Example Sentences
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Like the authorities, recreational boaters on the lake prefer to point the finger elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
They point the finger firmly at environmental pressures in the Lough.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Everyone will point the finger at everyone else,” investor Brian Norgard predicted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
To point the finger and say, “This is wrong.”
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
The good part was, with so little traffic there'd be no one to point the finger and say which way they'd gone.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
