pinkie

Example Sentences

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The skin on both heels and a patch below my right pinkie had worn away, leaving behind angry pink abrasions.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

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

Petey rolled her eyes, but when her mother’s back was turned, Petey reached out and gave Finn’s pinkie a squeeze.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby