fingernail

Example Sentences

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Ortiz says an Arlington police detective called him and asked what fingernail polish Cynthia had been wearing when she disappeared.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

When used together, these ingredients produced a formula that allowed a smartphone to register a fingernail touch, marking an important early success.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

"I only found a tiny little bit," she said, showing a fraction of her little fingernail.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"Apparently they're used to scoop out your earwax, as if your fingernail won't do," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

So Melanie scratched the ends of the eyelashes loose with her longest fingernail, and then April pulled them the rest of the way off.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder