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• And the men of the wedding party haven't been asked to lift a finger.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
• We were spoiled by in-house chefs, and never had to lift a finger.
  — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
• The strong man was rich and had hardly needed to lift a finger.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
• Yet, did Congress lift a finger in 2023 to help kids get out of poverty?
  — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
• His family dies in his arms, and his beloved gods don't lift a finger to help.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 July 2022
• Jay, who used to help me with meals for our daughter, won’t lift a finger to help her with anything.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 June 2022
• How can Leon possibly be expected to lift a finger or even flash a smile?
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
• My guess is, the United States and other countries would not lift a finger if China grabbed Taiwan.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 Oct. 2021
• For starters, guests at the Barclay can enjoy a high-end picnic in Central Park without having to lift a finger.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
• But it can be made a whole lot easier by investing in a device that does the work for you — without your having to lift a finger.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
• My grandfather refused to lift a finger in response after a racist man broke his jaw in a Chicago park.
  — Fox News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Barely need to lift a finger to be prohibitive favorites in the AL Central.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
• The Houston Food Tour is a virtual tour where participants don't have to lift a finger.
  — Colin Daniels, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2020
• Only then does the cell’s machinery lift a finger and actively shuttle mRNA through this gate.
  — Alla Katsnelson and Casey Rentz, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019
• Keep your hard floors and carpets tidy without having to lift a finger—this intelligent robot vacuum can do the work for you.
  — Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 1 Apr. 2023
• Advances in deepfake technology raise the prospect that the day will soon come when the digital likeness of actors can be brought to life for movies and TV without their needing to even lift a finger.
  — Audrey Schomer, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
• The most popular way: making sure those athletes literally don’t have to lift a finger as part of their endorsement deals.
  — Louise Radnofsky and Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
• Instead, consider investing in a robot vacuum cleaner that can pick up all the dirt and dust around the house without requiring you to lift a finger.
  — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 5 Jan. 2022
• But one thing is clear: Contrary to what Harris said, Republican lawmakers didn’t have to lift a finger to put the 1849 provisions back into effect.
  — Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
• While other mixers needed frequent help with scraping ingredients off the sides of the bowl, the GE mixer's rotation is designed to cover the entire bowl, so our testers didn't have to lift a finger.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
• In between ranch work—or instead of them; guests are under no obligation to lift a finger—visitors can birdwatch, swim or fish in any one of four lakes, go horseback riding or simply hang out and enjoy the scenery.
  — Brigid Mander, WSJ, 18 June 2021
• Early on, however, my female cousins reached a consensus that our tías wouldn’t lift a finger to feed anyone in the two weeks of mourning between my grandmother’s death on July 15 and her funeral on Aug. 3.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• Eventually, the executive begrudgingly agreed to reverse his decision, while adding that the company would barely lift a finger to promote an album.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
• But machine learning in investing offers a novel, more efficient way to make better investment decisions – without investors ever having to lift a finger.
  — Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• This happens automatically, without any human employee having to lift a finger! Smarter decision-making means making decisions that are most likely to help companies move towards their goals.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024