point a/the finger at

idiom

variants or point fingers at
: to accuse or blame (someone)
He was quick to point a finger at his coworkers.
Let's stop pointing fingers at each other and just solve the problem!

Examples of point a/the finger at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Erdogan was quick to point the finger at Gulen, and a crackdown followed. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 Some researchers believe that environmental contaminants are a precipitating factor for Graves’ disease and others point the finger at genetics. Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024 Delta has come under scrutiny online since Friday’s outage for its limited public statements, for continuing to point the finger at CrowdStrike even after other airlines’ operations had recovered, and for the fact that CEO Ed Bastian has yet to give an update on video or in person. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024 And for many, the obvious someone to point a finger at is Jeffrey Katzenberg, former DreamWorks co-founder, Quibi co-creator, and currently Biden’s campaign co-chair. Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for point a/the finger at 

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“Point a/the finger at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20a%2Fthe%20finger%20at. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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