finger-pointing

[fing-ger-poin-ting]

noun

1. the imputation of blame or responsibility.

Example Sentences

The long-term rise in beef prices has provoked market participants into a spate of finger-pointing, not all of which is groundless.

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Some recent high-profile bankruptcies have triggered a round of finger-pointing on Wall Street.

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The failure to bring the case to trial triggered a round of finger-pointing between the government, opposition lawmakers and the judiciary.

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"Both of the parties have mastered the finger-pointing, and all we're left with is a growing number of people think the country is headed in the wrong direction," Miringoff said.

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During Indiana Fever exit interviews Thursday, Clark said she was unaware of Collier’s unabashed finger-pointing, which went like this:

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