nail file
Example Sentences
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Using these tools and a nail file that Starr had slipped in her pocket when she used the restroom, they cut the zip ties and came up with a plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
"And you can sit there with a nail file and try to pry the chiton off; you will lose."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Trim toenails straight across, and use a nail file on corners, instead of cutting them.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
After his time on the show, former engineering student Tom Pellereau used the investment to invent and bring to market a curved nail file, which is now stocked by major supermarkets.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2019
Zooey yanked open the door of the medicine cabinet, stared inside, then took down a nail file and closed the door.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
