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Example Sentences

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She said she recognised her mother's from her red nail polish.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The hammer is the state law, and the nail is the agency.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Vuong shared a memory about watching talk shows while working at his mom’s nail salon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Lash and nail technician Lexie McGaughey is no stranger to staycations, having been to Newquay in Cornwall and Croyde in Devon with her family over the years.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

They lined both sides of the street and were jammed up so close together it looked like you couldn’t have driven a nail between them.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls