mani

Example Sentences

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Britain needs an Italian-style campaign to restore mani pulite, “clean hands,” in public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I soon learned that it’s impossible to tug on the “ropes” of sails with just the tips of my fingers to vainly try to protect my fresh mani.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

I started using them to garnish butternut squash soup and kitchen-sink-style salads, as well as a crunchy topping for my adobong mani recipe.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

At the Golden Globes in January, she flashed not her bare thigh or her nails for a mani cam, but a “Je suis Charlie” button pinned prominently, unfashionably, to her clutch.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2015

“Ah, na khensa, na khensa, na khensa. Hi wena mani? Mufana wa mukhaladi u xitiela kwini xiTsonga? U huma kwini?”

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah