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Example Sentences

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Located at Rosedale Center, the spa offers nail services alongside massages, facials and body treatments in a calm, welcoming setting.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A young woman I photographed in her nail salon had matched herself entirely to the space, and the pride and beauty she took in it was visible just standing in the doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"I've had a few teams, I've had some very good years and some tougher years, but when this opportunity came up, I jumped at it. I wanted to nail down that shirt."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“Your oud can hang from a nail on the wall so you will remember your youth.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar