How to Use little finger in a Sentence

little finger

noun
  • Your thumb and little finger might bend to hold your phone in place.
    — Shari Rudavsky, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2017
  • His little fingers went stiff and his hand was straight like a board.
    — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Make sure there are no holes or hinges that could catch little fingers.
    — Maggie Rauser, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 30 Nov. 2019
  • That's the width of a little finger held at arm's length.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • That's close — the width of a little finger held at arm's length.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The pages have smooth cutout shapes perfect for fat little fingers to grab.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • There was something fun about touching a place with your own little finger.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 30 June 2026
  • Most are quite small, often tinier than your little finger, though some can be as long as your forearm.
    — Thomas Cronin, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2018
  • Plus, the swings’ chains are coated to protect little fingers.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • For context, a degree in the sky is the width of a little finger held against the sky at arm's length.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • The pieces are rubbery, textured, and squishy, so they are made for little fingers and safe for teething.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 17 May 2024
  • Brosnan then made a show of trying to squeeze his little finger back into place around the weapon.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Have a special place in the house for the keys, out of reach of curious little fingers.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Each swing chain is coated in a soft pinch-free cover which will keep little fingers safe and the chains free of rust.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Who knows what kinds of diseases 6-year-olds carry on their grubby little fingers?
    — New York Times, 23 May 2018
  • Breathing deeply from your diaphragm, place your right thumb on your right nostril and your ring and little fingers on your left.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
  • There, doctors said the tendons and nerves in her ring and little fingers were ruptured in the attack.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • For scale, the tip of your little finger held at arm's length accounts for roughly 1 degree of sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Some days, his son, now 3, sits in his father’s lap and traces burn scars with his little fingers and asks what happened.
    — courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The video focuses on details, from the twins' little fingers and toes to the decor around their nursery.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • For context, the width of the tip of your little finger accounts for one degree when held at arm's length against the night sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The journalists asked if the girls could wrap Papa around their little fingers.
    — Owen Matthews, Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2014
  • For little fingers that love to tinker, there aren’t many better games than Planet.
    — Dan Thurot, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2020
  • How about christening a mojito with a little finger lime juice?
    — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2018
  • That’s when a movie really has a tendency to work on you, to get its cold little fingers under your skin.
    — William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Remember, the width of your little finger held at arms length equates to roughly 1 degree in the night sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Her little fingers wiggled amid the wreckage, one rescue worker said.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Then, curl your first three fingers toward the center of your palm, leaving your thumb and little finger upright.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Plus, the two latches are easy for little fingers to open, though, after several years of use, a latch on one of our kids’ boxes broke.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 31 July 2023
  • Inver Grove serves the fish sliced into little fingers (almost like clam strips) and lightly breaded.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2019

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