Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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The link to the Austin case came when a DNA sample taken from under Ayers' fingernail came back as a match to Brashers from the 1990 murder in South Carolina.
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CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The link to the Austin case came when a DNA sample taken from under Ayers’ fingernail came back as a match to Brashers from the 1990 murder in South Carolina.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
An ally with dirt under her fingernails.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Beyond aesthetics, the $11 formula fortifies your fingernails, no matter how damaged.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The link to the Austin case came when a DNA sample taken from under Ayers’ fingernail came back as a match to Brashers from the 1990 murder in South Carolina.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
An ally with dirt under her fingernails.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Beyond aesthetics, the $11 formula fortifies your fingernails, no matter how damaged.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Feb. 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 21 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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