pinkie

Example Sentences

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Hewlett had detected metal buried inside some gravel—digging it up, he found a chunk of gold about half the size of his pinkie fingernail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Her arms are crossed and one of her pinkie fingers is slightly raised.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

I noticed how, as he held the cup, he tried to hide his pinkie, and I remembered how he used to flourish it as if he felt especially superior when he was drinking tea.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz