Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
Recent Examples on the Web
Likewise, Kahlo’s red lipstick and fingernails, the yarn decorating her woven hair and blouse, and perhaps even the high blush of her cheeks are thought to symbolize her Communist sympathies.
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Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Another sign of alopecia is nail pitting, which refers to small indentations on the fingernails.
—Ayana Underwood, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
Matthew Troiano: There is physical evidence … from fingernail clippings … from a rope … from his clothing, that is foreign to Jane.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Officers found the woman’s broken fingernail and a can of Mace nearby, suggesting a struggle occurred.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In a perfect college-basketball world, UC San Diego would be chewing fingernails to the quick about a shot at playing under the mammoth lights of the NCAA Tournament.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Which means: Aztecs fans have no hair, fingernails or nerves left.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
The hands are crafted from black shimmery material, while the fingernails gleam in silver.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Schindler said the hospital-grade technology can instantly detect, especially in hard to clean areas such as beneath fingernails and in and around jewelry and knuckles, gut biome molecules that can transmit norovirus, E. coli, salmonella, Hepatitis A, Listeria, and other common illnesses.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Another sign of alopecia is nail pitting, which refers to small indentations on the fingernails.
—Ayana Underwood, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
Matthew Troiano: There is physical evidence … from fingernail clippings … from a rope … from his clothing, that is foreign to Jane.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Officers found the woman’s broken fingernail and a can of Mace nearby, suggesting a struggle occurred.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In a perfect college-basketball world, UC San Diego would be chewing fingernails to the quick about a shot at playing under the mammoth lights of the NCAA Tournament.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Which means: Aztecs fans have no hair, fingernails or nerves left.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
The hands are crafted from black shimmery material, while the fingernails gleam in silver.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Schindler said the hospital-grade technology can instantly detect, especially in hard to clean areas such as beneath fingernails and in and around jewelry and knuckles, gut biome molecules that can transmit norovirus, E. coli, salmonella, Hepatitis A, Listeria, and other common illnesses.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
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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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