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

“It’s because when she walks, her knees feel like someone is running a big nail file right through the middle of them again and again.”

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2021

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