Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
Recent Examples on the Web
Under a fingernail moon, surrounded by the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Highlands, North Carolina, JJ Grey & Mofro took a moment to soak in the beauty of this year’s Bear Shadow music festival.
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Since my fingertip’s about an inch long (27mm), and my fingernail’s about half an inch long (13mm), the Ally X is roughly 1.5 inches and 40mm thick in total.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 16 May 2024
Von Horn’s depiction of early 1900s Copenhagen is convincing and sufficiently gritty; the dirt all but gets beneath your fingernails.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2024
Like hair or fingernails, the non-innervated enamel is not sensitive.
—Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Having long fingernails sometimes causes a nail to act as a lever, prying the nail away from the skin and preventing healing.
—Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
Police claim in the arrest affidavit cited by the outlet that Lucio had blood under his fingernails and on one shoe.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Hi-hats pattering like fingernails tapping on glass.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024
She could be plunged into early menopause, her brain could fog like a dark winter’s night, her mouth could be full of ulcers, her fingernails may even fall out.
—Chloe Fox, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Since my fingertip’s about an inch long (27mm), and my fingernail’s about half an inch long (13mm), the Ally X is roughly 1.5 inches and 40mm thick in total.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 16 May 2024
Von Horn’s depiction of early 1900s Copenhagen is convincing and sufficiently gritty; the dirt all but gets beneath your fingernails.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2024
Like hair or fingernails, the non-innervated enamel is not sensitive.
—Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Having long fingernails sometimes causes a nail to act as a lever, prying the nail away from the skin and preventing healing.
—Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
Police claim in the arrest affidavit cited by the outlet that Lucio had blood under his fingernails and on one shoe.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Hi-hats pattering like fingernails tapping on glass.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2024
She could be plunged into early menopause, her brain could fog like a dark winter’s night, her mouth could be full of ulcers, her fingernails may even fall out.
—Chloe Fox, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024
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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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