How to Use manicure in a Sentence

manicure

1 of 2 noun
  • She gets a manicure every week or so.
  • The gift of a perfect manicure, minus the trip to the salon.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Ahead, check out a few more of the 2023 nail trends to inspire your next manicure.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Give the gift of a fresh manicure with Olive & June’s Black Friday sale.
    Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 21 Nov. 2022
  • My 'lipgloss manicure' (a hard gel) was more than a month old.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • A little post-game PDA on the field put Swift’s fresh manicure front and center.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Best Nail-Care Deals Want to upgrade your at-home manicure kit?
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
  • We're supposed to write about manicures and nail trends!
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 July 2023
  • Up on that stage, the manicure sang its praise to several current nail trends as well.
    Chelsea Avila, Allure, 7 Dec. 2022
  • And her manicure is a perfect match for those sleeves: a perfect, simple shade of true white.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Grab your favorite orange, red, and black manicure and get to work.
    Ariana Yaptangco, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After your manicure, treat your hands and fingers with lots of TLC.
    Lisa Stardust, Allure, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Going into each month of 2023 wearing a fresh manicure that fits the bill.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The minimalist vibes were all over this look, even down to her short manicure.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 12 July 2023
  • Her manicure matched the belt material in white and pale blue.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Her manicure matched the color of a Tiffany’s jewelry box.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Accessorize for the month of love with these sweet-as-sugar manicures.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • For glam, the YSL Beauty ambassador added a pop of color to her all-black fit with a coral pink lip and bright red manicure.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Nail health has come to the forefront of most people's mind after years of harsh gel manicure or acrylic removals.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This two-pack set of scalp massagers is great for people with long nails who don’t want to ruin their manicure.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • To get a head start on the relaxation, be sure to pay a visit to the on-site spa, with massages and manicures both available for booking.
    Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Her hair fell in loose waves, and her glam was kept to shimmery neutrals apart from her silver chrome manicure.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The Nope star finished off the sultry look with a pair of black pumps, big hoop earrings, rings, and a metallic silver manicure.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And in the world of whimsical manicures, the world’s most iconic French fries reigned—at least for nail artist Betina Goldstein.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Her red lip, red manicure, and rosy eye shadow perfectly matched the dress.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Yet experts claim getting any type of manicure in a nail salon may have health risks.
    Alyssa Hui, Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The girls were having a great time hanging out by the pool, getting manicures and running errands.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Her hand s holding on the hat showed off her pink strawberry manicure.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Aug. 2023
  • For weeks, the founder has been hinting at a blush launch, and on Tuesday April 2, fans couldn’t help her perfectly flushed cheeks (and matching pink chrome manicure) in a video posted by Rhode.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Clean, fresh, and minimal, whether A-listers went completely bare on the nails or wore a natural-looking polish (or in some cases, a French tip), the Oscar night manicures were ultra muted.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
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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, 18 May 2021
  • 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
  • Keep your plants happy and manicured with our top picks.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
  • Coi Leray took the Skittles manicure approach to her take on a French.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 27 June 2021
  • 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
  • We were required to have nails manicured with light or clear polish.
    Anonymous, Cosmopolitan, 20 Nov. 2015
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The people who wash, tidy up and manicure the ballpark can do only so much, however.
    Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • There was no one to block access, a true feat in the hermetic world of top-flight sports, where millions of dollars are spent manicuring the images of teams and athletes.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2020
  • At that time, a man manicuring his chest was something to be resoundingly mocked.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
  • 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
  • It’s set within a 9.1-acre park, and the elegant Italian gardens is well-manicured and filled with towering palms and local trees.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
  • This was arguably the state's nicest field for two decades in the '80s and '90s with legendary coach Jerry Dawson painstakingly manicuring the field on his riding mower.
    Richard Obert, azcentral, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The longtime Snohomish baseball coach — who for 25 years could be seen mowing, trimming and manicuring the field at Snohomish High School — is calling it a career.
    David Krueger, The Seattle Times, 7 July 2017
  • 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
  • Lipa arrived with a new (and rather shiny) manicure update on December 14.
    Sara Miranda, Allure, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Rather than play by the neutral-toned rules, Middleton has been known to ditch polish entirely for every day, keeping her nails manicured, yet bare.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 17 July 2018
  • The paved and manicured back garden looks suited to lounging and entertaining, but far out back an open area of grass is left natural, roughly big enough for a badminton game.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2019
  • One is wild and unkempt; the other is manicured to an almost uncanny prettiness.
    Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Applying just a little pressure, use your cuticle stick or manicuring brush to scrape away the the remaining polish.
    Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020
  • The new home is surrounded by sprawling green fields that were kept neatly manicured by the previous owner but are set to become beautiful pastures.
    Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Oct. 2019
  • That includes offering outdoor yoga classes and workout spaces, and manicured nature trails so guests can take a walk and unwind.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Confined to their homes, folk are manicuring their hedges and lavishing attention on their vegetable patches.
    The Economist, 2 May 2020
  • Mjolnir, Thor's precious, vaguely phallic hammer, was broken into pieces when Hela crushed it in her perfectly manicured, but evil, claws.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The latter rank were excluded from the fitness classes, leaving them with many idle moments to have their faces kneaded, their nails manicured, their nostrils tickled by herbal concoctions — and their credit cards swiped.
    Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 14 June 2017

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