Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
Recent Examples on the Web
Like hair or fingernails, the non-innervated enamel is not sensitive.
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Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Having long fingernails sometimes causes a nail to act as a lever, prying the nail away from the skin and preventing healing.
—Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
Police claim in the arrest affidavit cited by the outlet that Lucio had blood under his fingernails and on one shoe.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Hi-hats pattering like fingernails tapping on glass.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024
She could be plunged into early menopause, her brain could fog like a dark winter’s night, her mouth could be full of ulcers, her fingernails may even fall out.
—Chloe Fox, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
The tiny sea creatures are no bigger than a pinky fingernail.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The case went unsolved until a DNA test linked Misch to skin cells found underneath Duey’s fingernails in 2003, prosecutors said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Likewise, Kahlo’s red lipstick and fingernails, the yarn decorating her woven hair and blouse, and perhaps even the high blush of her cheeks are thought to symbolize her Communist sympathies.
—Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Having long fingernails sometimes causes a nail to act as a lever, prying the nail away from the skin and preventing healing.
—Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
Police claim in the arrest affidavit cited by the outlet that Lucio had blood under his fingernails and on one shoe.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Hi-hats pattering like fingernails tapping on glass.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024
She could be plunged into early menopause, her brain could fog like a dark winter’s night, her mouth could be full of ulcers, her fingernails may even fall out.
—Chloe Fox, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
The tiny sea creatures are no bigger than a pinky fingernail.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The case went unsolved until a DNA test linked Misch to skin cells found underneath Duey’s fingernails in 2003, prosecutors said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
Likewise, Kahlo’s red lipstick and fingernails, the yarn decorating her woven hair and blouse, and perhaps even the high blush of her cheeks are thought to symbolize her Communist sympathies.
—Washington Post, 21 Mar. 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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