Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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One fingernail, 35 years, a lifetime of data.
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Lighter scratches only touch the surface while moderate to deep scratches can usually be felt by sticking your fingernail in the slit to determine how deep the scratch really is.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s not the case with the Margaret Dabbs London Nail Strengthening Treatment, which reinforces flimsy fingernails after just one swipe of its brush.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Male soldiers' fingernails must be shorter than the end of the finger tip, while female soldiers' nails must be shorter than one quarter of an inch.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Lighter scratches only touch the surface while moderate to deep scratches can usually be felt by sticking your fingernail in the slit to determine how deep the scratch really is.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s not the case with the Margaret Dabbs London Nail Strengthening Treatment, which reinforces flimsy fingernails after just one swipe of its brush.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Male soldiers' fingernails must be shorter than the end of the finger tip, while female soldiers' nails must be shorter than one quarter of an inch.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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