Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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In his pre-trial ruling last July, the judge said such questions were irrelevant to ex-security guard Emani Ellis’ claims that Cardi had scratched her cheek with an acrylic fingernail during an altercation outside a Beverly Hills doctor’s office in 2018.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
Kernodle's blood and DNA was found under the fingernails of Chapin's right hand and Chapin's blood and DNA was found under the fingernails of both of Kernodle's hands.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Rosie looked at her hands, chipping black polish from one fingernail with the thumbnail of the other.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
After racing out to a 4-0 lead in the first two periods, off the strength of three goals in 54 seconds in the first period, the Bruins survived by their fingernails a third-period push from the Vegas Golden Knights and escaped TD Garden with a 4-3 victory.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
Kernodle's blood and DNA was found under the fingernails of Chapin's right hand and Chapin's blood and DNA was found under the fingernails of both of Kernodle's hands.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Rosie looked at her hands, chipping black polish from one fingernail with the thumbnail of the other.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
After racing out to a 4-0 lead in the first two periods, off the strength of three goals in 54 seconds in the first period, the Bruins survived by their fingernails a third-period push from the Vegas Golden Knights and escaped TD Garden with a 4-3 victory.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 1 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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