Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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On Monday Night Football in the Bears' season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Williams sent a message with his fingernails.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
That includes being unapologetic about his choices—like painting his fingernails—which returned in 2025.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Magnesium is also essential to use vitamin D, which some research shows is associated with thicker fingernails and bone density.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2025
Emani Ellis, a security guard at a medical office, claimed Cardi cut her face with her fingernails and spat on her during an altercation.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
That includes being unapologetic about his choices—like painting his fingernails—which returned in 2025.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Magnesium is also essential to use vitamin D, which some research shows is associated with thicker fingernails and bone density.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2025
Emani Ellis, a security guard at a medical office, claimed Cardi cut her face with her fingernails and spat on her during an altercation.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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 12 Sep. 2025.
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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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