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Example Sentences

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“It’s almost like biting your nails or another nervous habit,” North said.

From Los Angeles Times

Many in Hollywood have expressed deep concerns about a Netflix takeover, saying they worry it would drive the final nail into the coffin of the movie theater business.

From MarketWatch

If she had nailed her complex routine, gold was likely.

From BBC

Dana next swabs Ilana’s mouth — the inside of her cheek and along the gum line — and her finger nails.

From Los Angeles Times

“I nail my mouth to the evil taste of lipstick, inhale the scent of someone else’s lipstick…”

From Salon