Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Professionals in repression, whether fingernail pullers or computer hackers (sometimes one and the same), have the means to take down not just their rivals but also their superiors and even their country’s ruler.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Apply it to the outer corner, then use your fingernail to gently pull the product into a line to find your ideal angle before committing to liquid liner.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
After her resounding victory at a jury trial three months ago, Cardi B prevailed again Friday over the security guard who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper scratched her face with an acrylic fingernail outside a Beverly Hills doctor’s office in 2018.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2025
Your Nails May Get Stronger Collagen supplementation may help improve the appearance and health of your fingernails.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Dec. 2025
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Apply it to the outer corner, then use your fingernail to gently pull the product into a line to find your ideal angle before committing to liquid liner.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
After her resounding victory at a jury trial three months ago, Cardi B prevailed again Friday over the security guard who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper scratched her face with an acrylic fingernail outside a Beverly Hills doctor’s office in 2018.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2025
Your Nails May Get Stronger Collagen supplementation may help improve the appearance and health of your fingernails.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 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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