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Example Sentences
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She’s one of those actors that I’m watching and taking mental notes constantly ... and thinking, “God, how does she always nail it? How does she always have the perfect timing?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Overviews now sitting atop so many Google search results are giving answers that … well, to call them incorrect is true but doesn’t quite nail it.
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
“I don’t think that we’re going to nail it from the outset and to say that what the first three is on opening day is going to be seamless the entire season,” Roberts said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
"We're taking this universal property and using the strengths of these small animals to really nail it mechanistically."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023
She tried to crawl into the narrow crowded closet to nail it down but her voluminous nightgown got her tangled up.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
