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Ohtani has been pitching through a blister on the middle finger of his right hand.—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 To let the fruit sing, the thumb, middle finger, and pinky are painted in a solid jelly polish.—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 June 2026 The caps-lock title and eff-you art work, in which the artist’s image is transposed onto a hand as a triumphant middle finger, overshoots the tone.—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 After a slow start, lefty Andrew Abbott has continued to pitch well, and Chase Burns, who cut his middle finger on an aluminum water bottle cap before his start Tuesday, hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his last 10 starts.—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle finger
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of middle finger was
before the 12th century