Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Rowan lightly scratched his arm with her fingernails to get his attention.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
But evidence against Telles was strong — including his DNA beneath German’s fingernails.
—Ken Ritter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Rub your hands together, making sure to cover all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, between your fingers, around your fingernails, and on your cuticles.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
The boy—his skin brown, his fingernails clipped short, with a buzz cut and a Puma hoodie—sits fiddling with a pencil.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
But evidence against Telles was strong — including his DNA beneath German’s fingernails.
—Ken Ritter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Rub your hands together, making sure to cover all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, between your fingers, around your fingernails, and on your cuticles.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
The boy—his skin brown, his fingernails clipped short, with a buzz cut and a Puma hoodie—sits fiddling with a pencil.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl 
ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
Medical Definition
fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl, ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
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