Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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Body of knowledge The length of a finger dictates how fast the fingernail grows.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Carrington infamously gave Clark a black eye by poking her with her fingernails during a game between Clark's Indiana Fever and Carrington's Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs in September.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Follow any treatment recommendations to regain fingernail health.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 24 Dec. 2024
In a Fandango interview clip shared to TikTok, the actor, 28, talked about growing out his fingernails to become the American singer-songwriter in the biopic A Complete Unknown (out Dec. 25).
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Carrington infamously gave Clark a black eye by poking her with her fingernails during a game between Clark's Indiana Fever and Carrington's Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs in September.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Follow any treatment recommendations to regain fingernail health.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 24 Dec. 2024
In a Fandango interview clip shared to TikTok, the actor, 28, talked about growing out his fingernails to become the American singer-songwriter in the biopic A Complete Unknown (out Dec. 25).
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 10 Feb. 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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