emery board
Example Sentences
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Joe Niekro had an emery board and a piece of sandpaper.
From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2020
The political wife is repeatedly described as a kind of human emery board, trotted out to smooth the candidate’s rough edges and make him more accessible to voters.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2012
"I don't usually get a cold," she says in a voice borrowed from an emery board.
From Time Magazine Archive
First, Phil Niekro's younger brother Joe was nabbed in a Minnesota game with an emery board in his hip pocket.
From Time Magazine Archive
And he took an emery board out of his pocket and began filing his nails.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
