Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Medical myths Hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Canada falls into dictatorship in the first book; the Resistance hangs on by its fingernails in the second.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Tests on the fingernail scraping and one of the bloodstains were inconclusive.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Rub the paste into your hands, paying particular attention to the space between fingers and under fingernails where stubborn turmeric stains form.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Canada falls into dictatorship in the first book; the Resistance hangs on by its fingernails in the second.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Tests on the fingernail scraping and one of the bloodstains were inconclusive.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Rub the paste into your hands, paying particular attention to the space between fingers and under fingernails where stubborn turmeric stains form.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fingernail
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl 
ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
Medical Definition
fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl, ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
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