Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Built by a team at Wuhan University, the fingernail-sized device delivers extreme accuracy, losing just one second in 30,000 years.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
Raúl was solid, his hands meaty and strong, his fingernails curved and trimmed.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Not only is the taste of recent heartbreaks still on the tongue of many Arsenal fans, but there is also the manner in which the league leaders have been winning games this season, which has shortened the fingernails of the club’s fans.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Scratch a twig with your fingernail to reveal the tissue under the bark.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
Raúl was solid, his hands meaty and strong, his fingernails curved and trimmed.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Not only is the taste of recent heartbreaks still on the tongue of many Arsenal fans, but there is also the manner in which the league leaders have been winning games this season, which has shortened the fingernails of the club’s fans.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Scratch a twig with your fingernail to reveal the tissue under the bark.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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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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