How to Use thumbprint in a Sentence

thumbprint

noun
Definition of thumbprintnext
  • He left a dirty thumbprint on the page.
  • Duxbury’s thumbprint and shoe print were found in the apartment.
    — Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Just as my thumbprints are unique, so are God’s plan for my life.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 7 July 2017
  • Think of it like a cross between selfies and thumbprint scans but for your face.
    — Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
  • This pie plate is made from stoneware with a white glaze and a scalloped thumbprint design around the edges.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Smith’s thumbprint was on the rifle magazine and his DNA was on the grip area, records said.
    — David Harris, orlandosentinel.com, 13 July 2021
  • When patties are made, make a thumbprint in the center of each to prevent the meat from puffing it on the grill.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • For good measure they were asked to affix their thumbprints.
    — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Others prefer to put their own thumbprint on the sandwich.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The piece is a seven-foot-high glass thumbprint that represents the many Crow chiefs who signed such treaties with a thumbprint.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Rebeca had dipped her finger in ink and signed with a thumbprint.
    — Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • Bake for 5 minutes, then remove from the oven and create a thumbprint in each cookie.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Or they can be made into thumbprint cookies, filled with a spoonful of good jam.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The scent comes packaged in a sleek, shallow compact with a subtle thumbprint that swivels open.
    — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Gun dealers would ask state police to do the check and submit a thumbprint from their customer.
    — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
  • There’s also a state-of-the-art wine cellar that requires the owner’s thumbprint for access.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 25 July 2019
  • While thumbprints are still warm, use a small spoon to scoop praline into centers.
    — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
  • The sky was pale blue with thumbprints of cloud over I-435 to Topeka into Wyandotte County.
    — J. D. Daniels, Esquire, 4 May 2017
  • Just press your finger over the right area of the screen - indicated by a thumbprint image - and the phone unlocks.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • Just press your finger over the right area of the screen — indicated by a thumbprint image — and the phone unlocks.
    — Geoffrey Fowler, courant.com, 6 July 2018
  • Makes about 3 dozen The smallest children, with just a little help, can make these thumbprint cookies for mom.
    — Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • It could also be used in thumbprint cookies or other sweets.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Loveliest is a mochi ball with a snow of coconut and, hidden within, red bean paste — no more than a thumbprint’s worth, and just enough.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Rare thumbprint compotes by Bakewell, Pears & Co., appear like crystal buoys down the center of the table.
    — Amy Merrick, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
  • A number of islanders learned to read and write; others signed documents with a thumbprint.
    — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • Dip the bottom of a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon in flour and press into each cookie to make a thumbprint.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 5 Apr. 2020
  • Hudson’s thumbprint was later found on the car’s rear view mirror, the document states.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2022
  • Some signed the founding document with only a thumbprint.
    — Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 11 June 2017
  • When seen from the right angle, the Washington Monument rises behind the giant red thumbprint, a promise of civic virtue and fidelity breached too many times to count.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • His thumbprint and palm print were later lifted from the scooter, authorities allege.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024

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