pinkie

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Now, many hitters hold the bat with their bottom hand completely wrapped around the knob, sometimes with their pinkie off the bat entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

I looked down and my pinkie was turned sideways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

"I remember just seeing his little hand; his pinkie ring finger and middle finger," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, who dealt with a dislocated pinkie finger in Game 2, exited in the second quarter after injuring his left shoulder in an inadvertent collision with Josh Giddey.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Seven linked her pinkie with Poppy’s, and they swayed their arms to and fro three times.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega