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Example Sentences

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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

Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Mom’s chipped nail tapped against her cup in an anxious beat.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas