thumbprint
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thumbprint
Example Sentences
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The system's biometric fingerprint process could not accommodate someone like him, as it could not capture his scarred thumbprint or the prints of the other two scarred fingers.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
These versions are also much larger: while an O’Ryan’s potato is about the size of a thumbprint, See’s can stretch up to three inches long.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Kid Soul: Put a thumbprint on your time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
In these postwar decades, Cowley’s thumbprint seemed to be on everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
The EGG subsequently scans his/her/their thumbprint on the EGG to trigger energy conversion.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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