fingernail

Example Sentences

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The Himalayan mountains rise about a third of an inch per year—fingernails grow more than twice as fast.

From Literature

The sewing took effort—the cloth was tough, stiff with age; and several times he jabbed the needle up into the space under his fingernail—but he found it unexpectedly satisfying.

From Literature

I promptly try the lock with my fingernail but can’t spring it.

From Literature

When he was asked during those proceedings why he had her DNA under his right fingernail, he replied: "I never touched her, and there is no DNA."

From BBC

"Under my fingernails, it's no longer the sacred earth of Djenne, but engine grease," Cisse told AFP, overcome with nostalgia for his former life.

From Barron's