Examples of fingernail in a Sentence
I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
He had dirt under his fingernails.
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All the fingernails-on-chalkboard screeching out of Washington.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The confluence of those problems lead to a harried, chew-your-fingernails night for all the star players in this final season.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The state also sought to undercut the defense theory that the DNA could point to an unknown suspect, arguing that trace DNA under fingernails does not automatically suggest a struggle with an assailant.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Another pretrial motion asks prosecutors to turn over DNA found under Murdaugh’s wife’s fingernails for testing at a private lab.
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Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The confluence of those problems lead to a harried, chew-your-fingernails night for all the star players in this final season.
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
The state also sought to undercut the defense theory that the DNA could point to an unknown suspect, arguing that trace DNA under fingernails does not automatically suggest a struggle with an assailant.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Another pretrial motion asks prosecutors to turn over DNA found under Murdaugh’s wife’s fingernails for testing at a private lab.
—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fingernail
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“Fingernail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingernail. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl 
ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
Medical Definition
fingernail
noun
fin·ger·nail
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌnāl, ˌfiŋ-gər-ˈnā(ə)l
: the nail of a finger
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