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Noun
That’s right: Even flight attendants don’t want to touch them after seeing passengers use them to clean up spills, wipe their noses, and catch toenail clippings.—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025 Bananas takes off his shoe and sock to once again clip his toenails onstage.—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
In April 2021, Walker’s great-granddaughter, Brandi Faison, came by to give her Nannie a pedicure and was startled by the sight of her feet — hardened, yellow and cracking, with thick, curling toenails three to four times their normal length.—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for toenail
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