A fingernail can be a useful tool at times. From LearnThat.org.
Cobwebs form at the outer corners of his eyes, and dried grime thick enough to scrape off with a fingernail is caked behind his right ear. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Distance Between Us by Masha Hamilton] Reference
The standard test is to check thickness with a fingernail, which is a very accurate test for an experienced glazer. From Wordnik.com. [8. Preparation of glazes] Reference
For one thing, we're seizing individual such as fingernail scrapings so we don't want some tampering at all. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2009] Reference
For example, could the fingernail which is a part of human anatomy be endowed with cellular properties of which the brain is deprived?. From Wordnik.com. [The Promulgation of Universal Peace] Reference
The metal made quiet clicks against my fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Small Victory: stefan's secret] Reference
Others hide nails that still bear fingernail polish. From Wordnik.com. [Criminal Justice System] Reference
The girl reminded Dale of a freshly painted fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [OUT ON THE EDGE OF VICTORIAN CIVILIZATION] Reference
I saw her teeth while she picked at them with a fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Lettuce] Reference
Choo Choo Choo scratched his head with his long fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference
Remove the sting by scraping it out with a fingernail or a card. From Wordnik.com. [Dr Luisa Dillner's guide to . . . wasp and bee stings] Reference
A black pellet the size of his fingernail dropped into his palm. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
Dear Heloise: A good fingernail polish is useful in so many ways. From Wordnik.com. [Hints From Heloise] Reference
Ishpeming teases the lanes of the roads apart with his fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Ishpeming] Reference
No need to get out the battery cables or fingernail pliers, it seems. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: We Have Ways Of Making You Talk] Reference
Just slide your fingernail down the side of the radio and pull it out. From Wordnik.com. [Ford breaks out the stylus] Reference
He began noticing that she carefully dumped his fingernail parings into. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Is Falling] Reference
Incisions smaller than the size of a fingernail provide a port of entry. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Corrections: How To Get Relief For] Reference
Her dainty pointed fingernail, varnished blue, stabbed at points of light. From Wordnik.com. [The Colors of Space] Reference
She tapped her fingernail against her teeth as she looked him up and down. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
John caught the tip of the needle with his fingernail and bent it back again. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
The size of his forearm, the size of his finger, the size of his fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Walks] Reference
You know when someone runs their fingernail down a guitar string really fast? '. From Wordnik.com. [Going Green] Reference
(A piece of plastic the size of a fingernail ultimately fingered the attackers.). From Wordnik.com. [Death On Flight 800] Reference
She traced a line or two with her fingernail, and dropped my hand to the walnut. From Wordnik.com. [Tinker's Dam] Reference
He tied the Magic Tree to the rear-view mirror and flicked it with his fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [The Man From the Circus] Reference
He examined the handwork on the hilt, then snapped a fingernail against the blade. From Wordnik.com. [The Players] Reference
Bringing his hand close, Narval searched for a fingernail that demanded his attention. From Wordnik.com. [The Universe — or Nothing] Reference
Selecting a fingernail, he commenced nibbling at it, giving the task his full attention. From Wordnik.com. [The Universe — or Nothing] Reference
"Perhaps one day, under threat of fingernail removal with a red-hot needle-nose," I said. From Wordnik.com. [The H.D. Chronicles, chapter 1] Reference
“Awww,” Lili says and draws shapeless shapes onto Herbert's stomach with a fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [Sex Drive-Thru] Reference
He yanked off the cover, losing most of a fingernail in the process, and removed the fuse. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
It might have come from a toy or her own fingernail or from a small oversight by her caregiver. From Wordnik.com. [Anita Diamant: My (Jewish) Daughter's Tattoo] Reference
A tiny silicon device half the size of a fingernail is on the verge of changing the world of DNA testing. From Wordnik.com. [Science: A Faster DNA Test] Reference
But Phelps surged forward and caught Crocker at the wall, winning by four hundredths of a second -- a fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [GOLD RUSH] Reference
A little bigger than a fingernail, a SIM card identifies you to the local wireless network, telling it you're an authorized user. From Wordnik.com. [Weight Loss For Road Warriors] Reference
In 1995 HBO was primarily a movie channel "hanging on by a fingernail" to its lead over rival Showtime, says chairman Jeff Bewkes. From Wordnik.com. [Hbo's Boldest Thoroughbred] Reference
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