How to Use fingernail in a Sentence

fingernail

noun

• I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
• He had dirt under his fingernails.
• Some fish eat tiny midges and will be fooled only by flies smaller than my pinkie fingernail.
  — Meredith Erickson, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2019
• The only thing brighter than her orange fingernails is her smile.
  — cincinnati.com, 13 June 2019
• Then, work your fingernail under the edge of the film of glue and carefully peel it off.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2019
• The red fingernail has since become his way of honoring his mom's advice.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 17 June 2019
• Once one of my acrylic fingernails flew off into Martin Sheen's drink.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2019
• Bouton threw with an unusual grip, digging three fingernails, not two, into the leather just above the seams.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2019
• Using your fingernail or point of a paring knife, pierce the outer skin of each bean and gently squeeze it to slip off the skin; discard the skins.
  — Ben Mims, latimes.com, 8 June 2019
• Just two years earlier, Metz had barely known how to use a computer, but now, her pink-polished fingernails moved easy across the keys.
  — Casey Parks, USA Today, 8 July 2019
• There’s dirt under their fingernails and, lacking desks, their clipboards wobble precariously on their knees, but not one of them seems to care.
  — Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2024
• Similar in size and shape to a fingernail, the bits of plastic had been carefully cut by bees and arranged in an overlapping pattern in their nests.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 5 June 2019
• While being defended in an AAU basketball game, an opponent’s fingernail ripped the tear duct in Jones’ right eye.
  — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 7 July 2019
• Charles Barkley will also participate, demonstrating his unique swing — the visual equivalent of fingernails raking across a blackboard.
  — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019
• For some, the rainbow manicure trend — with every fingernail painted a different color — might feel a little intimidating.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 25 June 2019
• Use your fingernail or a knife to scratch the bark on a twig or a branch.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2021
• First, there is the implant, which is the size of a fingernail.
  — Charlie Fink, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• Nor was a sore fingernail that led him to wear a glove in warm-ups.
  — Dallas News, 22 Oct. 2022
• But take your fingernail and scratch the bark from the tree and a pale green line appears.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2021
• The rind should be so tough that your fingernail cannot dent it.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
• Nudge off any stuck-on bits with your fingernail and buff the screen dry.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 27 Feb. 2023
• To access the sweet fruit of the lychee, pierce the fruit with your fingernail then peel back the skin and squeeze out the fruit.
  — Ashley Martens, Redbook, 15 Apr. 2023
• But, like our fingernails, horns get a lot of day-to-day use.
  — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
• His fingernails were long and curved and ridged with dirt.
  — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• To tell whether a branch is dead, gently nick the bark with your fingernail or the back of a pruner’s blade.
  — chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2022
• The girl said the teacher had grabbed her arm and left marks on it from her fingernails.
  — cleveland, 21 Nov. 2019
• Starting with your pinky finger, apply glue to the back of the nail and the top of your fingernail.
  — Jessica Ourisman, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2019
• If this happens, use your fingernail or a small spoon to get the peanut out.
  — Matt and Ted Lee, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
• The righthander’s start had been pushed back a day because pf a cracked fingernail.
  — Bernie Wilson, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
• My wife clips her fingernails in various places, including in the car.
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024