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

It’s helpful, however, to keep the nail clean, trim it frequently and use a nail file to thin the nail if it’s thickened.

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

She examined in turn the powder in her compact, the ridges on her nail file, the way her comb was inflexible and the threads of her handkerchief.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith