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

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

The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

We laugh and do a pinkie swear because we answered at the same time.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson