little finger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of little finger
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
Example Sentences
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Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir spent a prolonged period off the field with an injury to his left little finger.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
His team announced at the time that Santana “took a hard fall and broke his little finger on his left hand,” negatively affecting his ability to play guitar for six weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
“At that moment, I immediately decided that I would not support it in any way, not even lift my little finger to support what had begun,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Katie Hafner: It is on the website, lostwomenofscience.org and all you have to do is take your little finger…
From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023
The distance from Rhode Island to New York was the same as the tip of my little finger to the first knuckle under it.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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