How to Use nail in a Sentence

nail

1 of 2 noun

• I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week.
• Touchdown came up with the idea to put nails in his hair in 2018.
  — Akili King, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
• In the shaggy green wild of the southern Serengeti, a flash of ivory snags the eye like silk on a nail.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
• Using the best acrylic nail kits for a long-lasting style.
  — Sam Peters, harpersbazaar.com, 20 Apr. 2023
• From there, the person hangs their frame so the cable wire is resting on the nail and right near the neck of the fork.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
• Find a nail clipping in your soup, the restaurant gives you a nectarine.
  — Sanibel Chai, ELLE, 25 May 2023
• Ciara proves that mauve makes for a great go-to nail color.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
• The matte black nails set the tone, while adding jewels to an accent nail sets it apart from the rest.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
• Her nails were a medium length and filed into a soft square shape.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Dec. 2023
• So red nails do work—just not in the way the red-nail theory alleges.
  — Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
• It was later followed by Juste un Clou in 1971, a bracelet shaped like a nail that curves around the wrist.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
• Ridgid models can drive up to 1,200 nails on a single charge.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
• The non-slip surface is good for young children and is durable enough that a dog's nails won't go right through it.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 30 May 2023
• On one of her nails, the white French tip was replaced with a monarch butterfly wing.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
• Over time, nails or staples may loosen, but screws are more likely to stay in place.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• But her nails do have a very summery — if not downright springy — feel.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Oct. 2023
• There are, of course, always a handful of celebs that stray from the theme, but some really do hit the nail on the head.
  — Brittany Natale, Redbook, 3 May 2023
• Right away, the team started preparing for the 21-hour trip to Paris, rushing to get their hair and nails done.
  — Khari Johnson, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
• While this shade can work on any nail shape, longer nails really up the vampy-ness, says Miss Pop.
  — Annie Blay, Allure, 3 Nov. 2023
• Richter grew up with a home-building father in the Sun Valley area and was picking up nails at the age of 8.
  — Dusty Parnell, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• With most nail styles, getting your nails done every two weeks is the standard.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 13 July 2023
• Our fav detail is her nails, which were painted hot pink with bow gems glued on.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 10 May 2023
• We're supposed to write about manicures and nail trends!
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 July 2023
• Her shiny baby pink nails complete the ultra-girly look.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2023
• The shingles were cut from cardboard with a nail clipper and glued with a mixture of floor wax and nondairy creamer.
  — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2023
• In 1942, a researcher tried to get twenty boys at a summer camp to stop biting their nails.
  — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
• Ever try to slide a piece of old furniture and feel a nail gash your wooden floor?
  — CBS News, 1 May 2026
• Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, sit back and watch the greatest cigarette smoker of all time as he blind taste tests five cigarettes and nails it.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
• Weekly or bi-weekly trips to the hair and nail salon were part of her routine and, by the look of her, worth every penny of the investment.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Among her achievements is the launching of her own nail care business using the profits to help support herself and her family.
  — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026

nail

2 of 2 verb

• Nail the picture to the wall.
• All the doors were nailed shut.
• He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house.
• He got nailed for not paying his taxes.
• The FBI has nailed the hackers.
• Lopez advanced to second on Bartow’s wild throw home trying to nail Sevario at the plate.
  — Susan Miller Degnan, miamiherald, 26 Apr. 2017
• Then, as Parise was falling to the ice, Capitals center Jay Beagle nailed him with an accidental hip check to the head.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2017
• Plus, the temperature and texture can be tough to nail.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
• Firefly Aerospace nailed its first attempt to land on the Moon last year.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026