point the finger at

Example Sentences

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Defence Minister Theo Francken earlier refused to point the finger at Russia for the weekend sightings near the base, but said that they appeared to be a coordinated operation carried out by "professionals".

From Barron's

Some state officials were quick to point the finger at the National Weather Service — including Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, who said forecasts did not adequately predict the amount of rain that fell on the area.

From Los Angeles Times

“You could point the finger at me. I really don’t care. I wasn’t good enough to help us be successful and I wish I could have done more, but I didn’t. I struggled. You live and you learn.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Graham also admitted making an anonymous call to police to point the finger at Mr Carruthers, claiming he had to as detectives had not listened to him before.

From BBC

“You can point the finger at me,” Reaves said.

From Los Angeles Times