Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Other signs of ripeness include a dusty coating that gives the skin a dull appearance, a tough rind that's hard to pierce with your fingernail, and the blossom end of the fruit plumps up.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Every day, visitors arrive to dress in robes richly embroidered with phoenixes and adorn themselves with jade and pearl pendants and gold fingernail guards like those worn in imperial China.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
Upon entering, the pair discover the horrors of bloody intestines, fingernails and a human heart boiling on the stove.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 May 2026
Americans are hanging on by their fingernails in an economy that funnels wealth to the ultra-rich and leaves crumbs for working people.
—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Every day, visitors arrive to dress in robes richly embroidered with phoenixes and adorn themselves with jade and pearl pendants and gold fingernail guards like those worn in imperial China.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
Upon entering, the pair discover the horrors of bloody intestines, fingernails and a human heart boiling on the stove.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 May 2026
Americans are hanging on by their fingernails in an economy that funnels wealth to the ultra-rich and leaves crumbs for working people.
—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fingernail
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 7 Jun. 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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