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Noun
The friends’ raucous intimacy—in many scenes, a woman is either painting another’s toenails or waxing her legs—dissolves as most of the women leave the country.—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025 On average, toenails grow around one and a half millimeters a month, says Dr. Chris Sayed, MD, a clinical professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Dermatology.—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
In April 2021, Walker’s great-granddaughter, Brandi Faison, came by to give her Nannie a pedicure and was startled by the sight of her feet — hardened, yellow and cracking, with thick, curling toenails three to four times their normal length.—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 Most often, tea tree oil is used to treat athlete's foot, toenail fungal infections, and acne.—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toenail
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