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

Except for one picked cuticle on a fingernail, which was ever so slightly rimmed with blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

We were supposed to have our lights off, but I couldn’t sleep and Jay was awake too, picking something from his teeth with a fingernail, then looking at it.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce