nailed
Example Sentences
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He nailed several boards together to create a makeshift coffin for the limb.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
And Gasly and his team absolutely nailed qualifying, while all the usual leading contenders had scrappy sessions one way or another.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Claire Danes nailed drunk acting from take one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Yet his attitude of constant haggling over everything that isn’t nailed down, and some things that were supposed to be, isn’t helpful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The tail I nailed up above the outhouse door, where everybody can see it.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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