fingernail

Example Sentences

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Researchers are now working on a clear nail polish that could make that possible by turning long fingernails into touchscreen-compatible styluses.

From Science Daily

As he took out a small notebook and began to read names from it, I was suddenly conscious of my rumpled clothes, my long, ragged fingernails.

From Literature

The other officer nodded in response, busy examining his fingernails, but I couldn’t help but flush at the compliment.

From Literature

He just sat there quietly and chewed his fingernails, which he did a lot, without thinking.

From Literature

“Keeping the dirt under my fingernails with projects like this, and watching shows as often as I do, you realize how hard and how much creativity and magic there are around shows,” Lovett said.

From Los Angeles Times