fingernail

Example Sentences

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He grasps the oud’s neck and scratches it with his fingernails before he lets me have it again.

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He read the rest of the notes about himself as a baby and the series of tests his mother conducted on him, using fingernails and strands of hair to examine his cells under the microscope.

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He was really worried, and between being worried and short and having his hair all chopped up, Eugene began to twitch and wiggle and bite his fingernails and bang himself on the head.

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My eyes were wet as I picked at my fingernails.

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My fingernails dig into my palms, forming tight fists, tighter.

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