pinkie

Example Sentences

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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

The two defenders banged helmets, with DeBerg’s left pinkie pinched between them.

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

As Mariam was pulling back, the baby grabbed her pinkie.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini