dead fingers
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“I’m making it so much harder,” she said, removing two rings and stretching her powerful fingers across the fretboard.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022
Well, Pete gets up at the memorial, his beautiful voice long since shot, and strums his powerful fingers over his 12-string guitar, ringing out a simple chord, which all by itself sounded simply stirring.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2014
Ten very powerful fingers gripped Mulch by the ankles.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
She got my bathrobe for me, and then she dried my hair with those powerful fingers of hers as gently as she might coax a nocturne from our old piano.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
The troll was directly below her, pounding against the town’s outer wall, which was coming away in chunks beneath his powerful fingers.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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