How to Use manicure in a Sentence

manicure

1 of 2 noun
  • She gets a manicure every week or so.
  • What does that look like for your next manicure?
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026
  • What’s the best gel-coat manicure set to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Well, the caviar manicure brings those same vibe to your hands.
    — Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The best thing about gel manicures?
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Time for your first spring manicure.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This green-on-green manicure proves that short nails can get in on the fun, too.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Switch up your go-to French tip manicure with a pink hue.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Could her latest manicure be a clue about a new project?
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Give you a manicure and get you all fancy.
    — Jasmin 'iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Go bright and bold with your Febuary manicure.
    — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • There are still plenty of ways to make your manicure bloom this spring.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The brand says the manicure lasts up to 14 days.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Give your pearly chrome manicure a creamy texture and opt for a milky base.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Not sure what your next winter manicure should look like?
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Ready to bring your manicure to the next level?
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This manicure would look festive just about any time of year.
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
  • This ice cream manicure looks as sweet as gelato.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • White chrome nails should be top of the list for your next summer manicure.
    — Charley Ross, Glamour, 28 May 2026
  • Our tester liked to use it for quick at-home manicures and pedicures.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Match the chirping birds and cheerier moods with a fun, fresh manicure.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Moore’s wine red manicure matched the details of her dress.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
  • My 'lipgloss manicure' (a hard gel) was more than a month old.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • What is the deep French manicure?
    — Mica Ricketts, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Ready to switch up your next classic manicure?
    — Mica Ricketts, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
  • For a full breakdown, check out our guide to at-home cat-eye manicures here.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Add a soft, airy effect to your manicure.
    — Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • For those who want to truly start fresh, a neat and nude pink manicure might be just the thing.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
  • How much does a gel manicure cost at a salon versus at home?
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • At Robert Wun, manicures were a big deal.
    — Essence, 30 Jan. 2026

manicure

2 of 2 verb
  • She spends her weekends working in her garden and manicuring her lawn.
  • Take some time to prune your trees, trim your shrubs and manicure your lawn.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 2 June 2023
  • There’s nothing quite like the look of a new, fresh, and manicured lawn.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 1 Apr. 2026
  • We were required to have nails manicured with light or clear polish.
    — Anonymous, Cosmopolitan, 20 Nov. 2015
  • Keep your house landscape or camping grounds well cleaned and manicured.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Are friendship cat-eye manicures the new friendship bracelets?
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • His lawn is nicely manicured and his home framed by stately royal palms.
    — Lindita Cela, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even in-bounds runs tend to feel steeper and less manicured than elsewhere in the Alps.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Take some time to prune your trees, trim your shrubs and manicure your lawn, and let the sun shine in to your property.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 2 June 2023
  • There are manicured green lawns and waterfront views!
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Men’s nails were manicured and painted in a plethora of colors.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Her nails are perfectly manicured with white nail polish, her lips are plump, and not one strand of her hair is out of place.
    — Anna Conkling, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023
  • A lot of those hits have been on a field that Curry and Bohr manicured themselves.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Villas grow grander, gardens more manicured, and the sea becomes bluer with every turn.
    — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The people who wash, tidy up and manicure the ballpark can do only so much, however.
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The vast majority of homes are very well-maintained and manicured.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Louden said Gibson employed people who would come by every day to trim and manicure the plants.
    — oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2022
  • At that time, a man manicuring his chest was something to be resoundingly mocked.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
  • Though the flows are manicured and melodic, the bars stumble over the album’s cross-purposes.
    — Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This leafy, rural, if manicured, area has always been wealthy, and in recent years the wealthy, as is their wont, have grown wealthier.
    — Alex Witchel, Vanities, 17 Aug. 2017
  • In the spring, Bayless would manicure the baseball diamond and was in charge of the hurdles at track meets.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The lush gardens, manicured but also a touch sauvage, have plenty of recliners, and a crystalline pool just begs for a quick dip.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • Coi Leray took the Skittles manicure approach to her take on a French.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 June 2021
  • Her skin is bare and dewy; her long, dark hair flows effortlessly over her shoulders, her nails freshly manicured in a glossy dove gray polish.
    — Noor Brara, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2018
  • The grounds are as manicured as a golf course, and the cabin clusters look like suburban subdivisions.
    — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
  • The 153 spacious rooms have views of the ocean, the bay, or the hotel’s garden and manicured grounds, and some have balconies.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Enhance your backyard's landscape by selecting a pool that blends in with its surroundings, then keep your shrubs manicured to shield your pool.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
  • One is wild and unkempt; the other is manicured to an almost uncanny prettiness.
    — Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Every bit of music, dance, and stage banter is meticulously manicured and composed.
    — Richard Trapunski, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
  • Confined to their homes, folk are manicuring their hedges and lavishing attention on their vegetable patches.
    — The Economist, 2 May 2020

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