How to Use toenail in a Sentence

toenail

noun
  • Keep your toenails clipped and short.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The child was missing her toenails when she was found.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The secret to pulling it off is keeping toenails short and well-groomed.
    — Emma Hobday, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The big toenail on his right foot was painted lavender.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Trask, it must be said, is cooler than a polar bear’s toenails.
    — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Armor-thick toenail polish is chipped; feet are wet and dirty.
    — Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2016
  • Her feet are bare, the toenails a little muddied.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And no matter what, please, please keep those toenail clippers at home!
    — Jonas Downey, Quartz at Work, 22 Aug. 2019
  • There could even be toenails, which would be really thrilling.
    — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
  • His teeth were rotting; his toenails were mostly black.
    — Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One easy tip Rae loves is to use a soft nail brush and scrub the toenails in the shower.
    — Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 27 May 2026
  • That’s a one-way ticket to losing a toenail on any longer hiking trip.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 8 June 2020
  • Ever since my pup nearly lost a toenail on a hike, this kit is always in my day pack.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Speaking of which, how is possible to have a toenail fall off two to three times a year?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 May 2022
  • My toenails were bereft of polish for perhaps the first time in 20 years.
    — Tara Ellison, Woman's Day, 14 Sep. 2019
  • His discolored toenails were untrimmed and curved toward the floor.
    — Jessica Pishko, Esquire, 8 Sep. 2016
  • The previous device had worn out so much that two of the toenails had fallen off.
    — Ramon Taylor, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Young had always been fastidious, but now his hair and toenails had grown long.
    — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Guerrero paints the toenails of her new prosthesis.
    — Ramon Taylor, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Anyone who can hurt animals and starve /torture children in any way need to be hung by their toenails.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Shoes that fit poorly or lack support can be a recipe for blisters, ingrown toenails, or sore feet.
    — Lauren Zumbach, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • While most of the nails look normal-ish, a big ol' chunk of my left big toenail is noticeably yellow.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Five or six millimeters—about the length of an average adult’s pinky toenail—might not sound like a lot.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
  • And, if left untreated, athlete's foot can spread to other parts of the body (like your toenails).
    — Women's Health, 10 June 2023
  • In the case that a blister ruptures or a toenail falls off, do your best to keep it clean and otherwise leave it alone.
    — Outside Online, 17 June 2019
  • Constantly wearing nail polish on your toenails can stain them.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • By the light of twinkling stars and a toenail moon, the rodents had performed their quiet labor.
    — Brandon Keim Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Ceuta, a sliver of land seven square miles in size, hangs on to the edge of Africa, as thin as a toenail.
    — James Montague Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Her toenails match her fingernails, and her skin is bronzed from hours sitting in the outfield bleachers.
    — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 9 July 2017
  • In other cases, the nail bed might get bruised, causing bleeding under the toenail.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 Apr. 2018

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