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Example Sentences
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“Paul McCartney: Man on the Run” revisits this period when the former Beatle’s music was often dismissed and he was cast as a villain who drove the final nail into his old group’s coffin.
“The notion of going to dinner in Santa Monica just feels like having nails shoved into my feet.”
From Los Angeles Times
It supports and strengthens skin, nails, bones and connective tissues, including tendons and cartilage.
From BBC
When a hand with clawed fingers and thickened nails was put into his, he understandably left shaken to his core—and a confirmed spirit believer.
From Literature
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Lee is known as one of Wall Street’s most accurate forecasters who correctly told investors to buy stocks during pandemic lows and nailed the 2023 bull market.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.