fingernail

Example Sentences

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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

When he was asked during those proceedings why he had her DNA under his right fingernail, he replied: "I never touched her, and there is no DNA."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Hewlett had detected metal buried inside some gravel—digging it up, he found a chunk of gold about half the size of his pinkie fingernail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Joe has also come to have his pinky fingernail repainted by his aunt Pam.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe