fingernail

Example Sentences

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His miniature fingernail polish paintings of everyday objects — a purse, a lipstick tube, a stiletto — are equal parts playful and macabre.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Ortiz says an Arlington police detective called him and asked what fingernail polish Cynthia had been wearing when she disappeared.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

When used together, these ingredients produced a formula that allowed a smartphone to register a fingernail touch, marking an important early success.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

When he was asked during those proceedings why he had her DNA under his right fingernail, he replied: "I never touched her, and there is no DNA."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Maman circles her fingernail along my wrist, tracing the path of the vein there.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton