How to Use thumbprint in a Sentence

thumbprint

noun

• 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
• Because of that, the thumbprint of climate change is more recognizable in the summertime, Swain said.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 June 2024
• The effects of her thumbprints molding the clay from frame to frame gives the paintings a living quality similar to how King Kong’s fur appears to move in the 1933 film.
  — Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024