Sentence examples for under a nail from inspiring English sources

Even the most hardened ultramarathoners, for whom 26.2 miles is a warm-up, can be distressed by bleeding under a nail or a loose nail that bangs repeatedly against the front of a shoe.

Generally speaking, a splinter under a nail can be removed carefully if a bit is sticking out, by clipping the nail around the splinter and employing a good pair of tweezers.

While an iPad could survive a rap with a hammer, put a nail under that hammer (or let Wolverine have at it) and the iPad will certainly take a beating.

His most famous tweet had been complaining he felt like a nail under the Obama hammer and blasting the president for sightseeing in Paris.

Although the trephine is no longer used in Western medicine, the practice of trephination (creating a hole in bone or nail tissue) is still used, such as in the treatment of subungual hematoma (the accumulation of blood under a finger nail).

Wash under rings and fingernails; use a nail brush if necessary.

After doing any work that involves dirt getting under your nails, be sure to clean them as soon possible by using a nail brush dipped into soap and water and gently scrubbing under and on top of your nails.

Using a cotton swab with a pointed end, clean under your nails - it's gentler than scrubbing with a nail brush.

Use a nail brush or even a toothbrush to clean under your nails.[9].

Use a nail punch to make sure the nails go under the surface of the wood.

A nail brush or orange stick can be used to remove dirt and grime from under nails.