fingernail

Example Sentences

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The skinny look to the scoreboard - a 27-23 victory - matched with frayed nerves and chewed fingernails.

From BBC

“Honey, if you want to talk about fingernail polish or a spray tan, I’m good at that,” she told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that she takes her cues from Dolly Parton.

From Salon

San Francisco is geographically constrained, perched at the end of a narrow peninsula like a fingernail, with water on three sides.

From Los Angeles Times

On the heartwarming track, Bieber sings, “When your lips and fingernails are all mine / I promise to take my time givin’ you devotion.”

From Los Angeles Times

But here, with dirt under her fingernails and the scent of mint in the air, she’s in tune with the natural world.

From Los Angeles Times