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'fingerprint' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'fingerprint' with 8 example sentences.


fingerprint noun

: a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations

: a generic term for any identifying characteristic

: a smudge made by a (dirty) finger

fingerprint verb

: take an impression of a person's fingerprints


  • The murderer left his fingerprints on the murder weapon.
  • Did the police find any fingerprints?
  • Use gloves so you don't leave fingerprints.
  • The police identified Dan by his fingerprints.
  • Many biometric systems are based on the fingerprint scanner.
  • Inspector Dan Anderson found no fingerprints on the hammer.
  • Identical twins have different fingerprints.
  • Have you ever been fingerprinted?
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