little toe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of little toe
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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McIlroy was suffering pain from the little toe on his right foot.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
There’s a little wear over the little toe and the shoelaces tucked under the heel.’”
From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2022
Q. My little toe was sore for weeks and eventually became unbearable.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2021
It’s only been recently that I’ve been thinking about dipping my little toe back into dating.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2021
Even after they’d given up trying to make Leslie miserable, they’d kept on despising her—as though there was one of them worth the nail on Leslie’s little toe.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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