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Example Sentences

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She said she recognised her mother's from her red nail polish.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The hammer is the state law, and the nail is the agency.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Bolton were, after all, a prolific play-off side, having twice won promotion to the Premier League via the nail biting end-of-season competition.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

There is little scientific evidence that oral biotin helps hair or nail growth in people undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

They lined both sides of the street and were jammed up so close together it looked like you couldn’t have driven a nail between them.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls