thumbprint

noun

thumb·print ˈthəm-ˌprint

: an impression made by the thumb

especially : a print made by the inside of the first joint

: something that identifies

especially : fingerprint sense 2a

Examples of thumbprint in a Sentence

He left a dirty thumbprint on the page.

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Many couldn’t even read the document, and marked it with a thumbprint. —

Lorraine Mallinder, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024 Collins hopes Google’s thumbprints aren’t all over the AI video outputs. —

Reece Rogers, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024 The London Edition opened the first Punch Room in 2013 and fed into the rising trend of high performing hotel bars with unique thumbprints. —

Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Both versions have the same thumbprint glass bottle design as OG You, reimagined in creamy ivory (Doux) and juicy berry (Rêve). —

Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thumbprint