How to Use fingerprint in a Sentence

fingerprint

noun
  • Detectives found his fingerprints all over the gun.
  • Everyone has a unique fingerprint.
  • Use your child's pinky and ink to make lines of fingerprints.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Her fingerprints were found on the car’s hood.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What do flood fingerprints look like?
    — Ellen Wohl august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The fingerprints of that day are going to be on me for a very long time.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, the light produced by an atom is sort of like its fingerprint.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Just keep in mind that the glass door showed fingerprints quickly in our tests.
    — Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
  • The bloody fingerprints matched three men who had already died.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And fingerprints weren’t such an issue then; touch screens were yet to come.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • His fingerprints are all over this title win.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • And if your fingerprint doesn’t work right on your phone scanner, that’s fine.
    — Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Wear gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints and smudges.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Greasy foods and fingerprints can also leave stains.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Wipe down your front and back cameras to get rid of any fingerprints or debris.
    — Fox News, 26 July 2023
  • Her fingerprints are all over this resurgence.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Each event has left a clear cause-and-effect fingerprint on the market.
    — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Murphy’s fingerprints were all over this game.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Your fingerprints and a photo of your face will be captured.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Your fingerprint doesn't look like anybody else's.
    — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
  • It's scrawled on a scrap of notebook paper that is streaked with bloody fingerprints.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Do not use face or fingerprint unlocking for your phone.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • And, as Aikman said, his fingerprints are on it.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Bob Sales has his fingerprints all over this paper.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But his fingerprints were on more goals against, which made his errors all the more glaring.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • Keep your screen clean and remove fingerprints and dust to decrease glare.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Each comes with a story, a provenance, and a unique fingerprint.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • It's even got stuff like the face unlock, the fingerprint sensor.
    — USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Your fingerprints, the ridges on your tongue and the patterns on your irises are all unique to you.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • If fingerprints or grease are still there, try a slightly stronger method, but stay gentle.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026

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