How do you use Fingernail in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like nail, plus the exact meaning.
Fingernail meaning
The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
Synonyms of Fingernail
Using Fingernail
- The main meaning on this page is: The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.
- Useful related words include: nail.
- In the example corpus, fingernail often appears in combinations such as: fingernail and, with fingernail, her fingernail.
Context around Fingernail
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fingernail
- In this selection, "fingernail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, acrylic, ring, clippings, test and sized stand out and add context to how "fingernail" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include broke a fingernail at school and broke a fingernail on his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fingernail" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fingernail
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You could fit dozens of them on a fingernail. (9 words)
In this case the lines run parallel to the base of the fingernail. (13 words)
The strange items included a toothbrush, ketchup packet, movie stub and fingernail clippers. (13 words)
While it’s impressive enough to see a church from 15 centuries ago, it’s even more exciting to see one decorated with brilliant scenes in marble and glass mosaics — each chip no bigger than a fingernail. (37 words)
In a subtle, almost depressing twist, we discover a fingernail on Junior’s boat who quickly gets rid of the evidence, confirming he was the one who attempted to get rid of Sherry’s body for Frankie. (37 words)
There might be a high frequency auditory (reflex) reason why your cat is vomiting during a call, like plucking a comb quickly with a fingernail, or the whine of several computers coming in through the speakers. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then someone's kid broke a fingernail at school and the parents hit the school with a $10M negligence lawsuit, after which things changed.
In a statement, his lawyer said he looked “like a prisoner in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany” while tests of fingernail clippings have revealed high levels of arsenic and heavy metals.
The grim video shows someone taking a clipping from a fingernail, and dirt from under it too, and when put under the microscope, many gross things can be seen - including worm-like bacteria.
Items like alarm clocks, shower heads or smoke detectors are among the most likely to house a secret camera, while the ‘fingernail test’ can mark out a two-way mirror.
SanDisk's fingernail-sized microSD card is the perfect solution and a nice little stocking stuffer.
The Guardians activated Cobb to make his first start since Aug. 14, when he broke a fingernail on his pitching hand.
There might be a high frequency auditory (reflex) reason why your cat is vomiting during a call, like plucking a comb quickly with a fingernail, or the whine of several computers coming in through the speakers.
While it’s impressive enough to see a church from 15 centuries ago, it’s even more exciting to see one decorated with brilliant scenes in marble and glass mosaics — each chip no bigger than a fingernail.
You could fit dozens of them on a fingernail.
I'm going to send her a cupcake with a fingernail clipper snuck inside.
In a subtle, almost depressing twist, we discover a fingernail on Junior’s boat who quickly gets rid of the evidence, confirming he was the one who attempted to get rid of Sherry’s body for Frankie.
Ms Barbagallo has now moved on to asking Ms Ashley about her involvement in the storage and testing of Ciara's post-mortem exhibits, including her fingernail samples.
Realising it wasn’t her boyfriend, she dug her fingernail hard into his cheek, and he got off her.
SoupGuru: Ummm, there's a guy a fingernail away from death or at least certain mangling.
The only visible injuries found on Mrs Matos Sanchez, who was found face down on a bed, were a small hand scratch and a broken acrylic fingernail.
These included cuts and bruising to his nose, a fingernail gouge to a cheek, and a swollen and red eye from a scratch.
Bank's corpse was found wrapped in plastic with a letter 'T' under her ring fingernail, leading authorities to believe that her murder and that of the character, Laura Palmer, a year later were connected.
If the pores on the underside of the cap are easily scraped off in the field by gently using a pocketknife or fingernail, it is a keeper for the cooker.
In this case the lines run parallel to the base of the fingernail.
The strange items included a toothbrush, ketchup packet, movie stub and fingernail clippers.
Common combinations with fingernail
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: