point the finger at

Example Sentences

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“Everyone will point the finger at everyone else,” investor Brian Norgard predicted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

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 • Nov. 5, 2025

The scientists chose not to name individuals, making clear they did not wish to point the finger at any one person.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

So while it isn’t Mr. Schwalb’s office that is involved in releasing violent adult suspects back onto the streets, Mr. Miyares found it odd to point the finger at Old Dominion.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

It is such men as these that Wycliffe's followers deride, and point the finger at; but they forget that the Church uses strong arguments with perverse adversaries.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter