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Noun
Cuticle oil belongs on toenails too.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026 The show develops a fully functional ecosystem, which includes using toenails as currency.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Verb
In April 2021, Walker’s great-granddaughter, Brandi Faison, came by to give her Nannie a pedicure and was startled by the sight of her feet — hardened, yellow and cracking, with thick, curling toenails three to four times their normal length.—
Christopher Rowland,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2024 Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.—
Sherri Gordon,
Verywell Health,
16 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for toenail