crossed fingers in a sentence

Examples

1. There were goosebumps, teary eyes and pounding hearts, crossed fingers, breaths held and finally, prayers.
2. But right end is a bald tire on Texas'shining new Cadillac _ inspiring held breath and crossed fingers.
3. To shave expenses, the company relies more on crossed fingers than special security measures when shipping its beef and pork.
4. The heart of NATO's command center for putting together the pieces of Bosnia arrived with well-rehearsed plans and crossed fingers.
5. Still, it exasperated Stephanie to no end when the rest of the family crossed fingers and bowed heads to pray for the car to start.
6. OLY-1SECURITY-- w / sidebar-- The five overlapping Olympic rings symbolizing the five continents have been replaced by two crossed fingers.
7. There was personal satisfaction, too, for Urmanov and Stojko, who are both coming off nasty groin tears and approached the season with crossed fingers.
8. The use of a truce term is usually accompanied by a gesture, such as crossed fingers of one or both hands or the raising of thumbs.
9. This Tuesday, the same balky interceptor is to be fired again from the White Sands Missile Range, probably to the accompaniment of hundreds of crossed fingers.
10. In the second set, which was a thrill for the Danish fans who crossed fingers for a historical 3-1 win, Carlsen continued to show confidence.