Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Beyond aesthetics, the $11 formula fortifies your fingernails, no matter how damaged.
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Shortly after being assigned Porter’s case, Klein learned about fingernail clippings taken from the victim that were never tested for DNA.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Ballard also agreed that a victim fighting off her attacker and scratching him would likely have the attacker’s DNA under her fingernails.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Shortly after being assigned Porter’s case, Klein learned about fingernail clippings taken from the victim that were never tested for DNA.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Ballard also agreed that a victim fighting off her attacker and scratching him would likely have the attacker’s DNA under her fingernails.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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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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