Example Sentences

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She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023

He was fingering his molars—the radiation had cost him two already.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 15, 2010

Born in St. Joseph, Mo., Hawk began to play the piano at five, the cello at seven, and was fingering a sax at nine.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the U.S. had another club over Empire miners, and it was fingering this club last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

That provoked more laughter from the bidders, and a scowl from the auctioneer, who was fingering his whip indecisively as he tried to puzzle out whether this would work to his benefit.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin