Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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The flight attendant suffered a small laceration to his finger and a broken fingernail, the warrant states.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Also, Pearce's DNA discovered on Christy's body and under Hilda's fingernails.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
Strategies such as wet wraps, cotton gloves, short fingernails, and a balanced diet can help.
—Andy Collinson, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Symptoms may include shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and blue lips or fingernails.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Also, Pearce's DNA discovered on Christy's body and under Hilda's fingernails.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
Strategies such as wet wraps, cotton gloves, short fingernails, and a balanced diet can help.
—Andy Collinson, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Symptoms may include shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and blue lips or fingernails.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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