Example Sentences

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But finking out in favor of the Chiefs is just about as low as I could go.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Another song recalls Sterling Hayden, the tough-guy actor and star of "Johnny Guitar," who was wracked by guilt for finking on fellow actors during the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2012

Jacob looks like he’s finking about what to say.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

"You were finking of fings and got in my way."

From Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book by Ray, Anna Chapin

Why, Allie," she exclaimed, "what you finking about so much?

From Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls by Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)