| 单词 | fingernail |
| 例句 | I scrubbed at the dried blood and grime beneath my fingernails, thinking of the remorse I would never be able to wash down a sink. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The whites of her fingernails were like ivory. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingernails were painted purple, and his earlobes dripped with pearls and amethysts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Uncoordinated, his fingernails tore away at the knots. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Frowning at whatever he saw, Arwyl picked up one of my hands, pressed the tip of my fingernail firmly, and watched intently for a second or two. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I dig my fingernails into his hands and arms. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She had golden-brown skin, thick hair with blond highlights, and long, sparkling fingernails. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “All the people—men as well as woman—who work there are. As a matter of fact, the Vietnamese appear to own fingernail parlors all over Florida. They do good work.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The senators read newspapers, jumped up and down opening and closing doors and windows, gazed at the ceiling, sharpened pencils, clipped their fingernails, stretched, and yawned. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He studied his fingernails, then locked eyes with me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She fought the urge to put her fingernails in her mouth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Accented by bright gold earrings, her black dress and two-tone fingernails made her look much younger than she was. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even feel my fists pounding on faces, on bodies, the hair being pulled from my scalp, the fingernails across my own face, the pounding on my back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Ms. Jen, gnawing on one of her pink fingernails, watched me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z One of her blue plastic fingernails is missing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Only after his last belch did he turn the envelope over and run a dirt-rimmed fingernail under the flap. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Looking down, she noticed traces of dried blood in the creases of her hands and the U-shapes of her fingernails. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In fact they are the dirtiest fingernails I have ever seen on such a lovely, wonderful-smelling person. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My eyes rose to Aunty Em’s hands, which had turned gnarled and warty, with sharp bronze talons for fingernails. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Me: "Is that your fingernail? What are you doing?" Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z My hands hurt, and I realized I had curled them so tightly into fists that my fingernails were digging into my palms. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With his fingernail, he scraped a path of dirt off the kid’s forearm. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I can hear her fingernails as they click on the keys. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Can I help you?” he asked as he cleaned his fingernails with a small red pocketknife. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Here,” he said, pointing with a dirty fingernail at a spot in central Siberia, a long way east of the Urals. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Everything else is red: her fingernails, the welts on her face, the dirt beneath her feet. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z His fingernails were gone, so he rubbed his shoulder against the side of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Even so I broke a couple of fingernails; but by sunset I had it lying in pieces on the barn floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She passed the clapper to Reed, who traced the engraving of the rising sun with his fingernail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Chacko was examining the gray paste of sweat and dandruff lodged under his fingernails. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had blue shadows under his eyes, dirty fingernails, and badly cut gray hair, like his last haircut had been done with a weed whacker. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I tear open my bedroom door and ball my hands up so tight that my fingernails cut into my skin. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Lyra stopped beside the Master’s chair and flicked the biggest glass gently with a fingernail. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She clenched her hands as a sympathetic pain struck her fingernails. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She lay in the center of her bed and dug her fingernails into her palms so hard they left a row of half-moons, to keep tears from falling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She held out her hands for inspection, and he took them and turned them over to look at her fingernails. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Ike slouched next to him, inspecting his fingernails. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I broke my fingernails, trying to untie it until I remembered my knife. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She was managing somehow to polish her fingernails, smoke a cigarette, and drink a Diet Coke all at the same time. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His fingernails are short and clean, and in between his fingers are not cracked and ashy. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z So Melanie scratched the ends of the eyelashes loose with her longest fingernail, and then April pulled them the rest of the way off. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom’s bristly red hair was slicked down, and his fingernails were neat, white crescents. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A tearful woman whispered, "We’re praying for him," as her fingernails scratched against my sleeve. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z One of my fingernails tore a line of blood across his face from ear to chin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cora sat by the edge of her plot on her block of sugar maple and worked dirt from under her fingernails. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His teeth were always mossy-looking, and his ears were always dirty as hell, but he was always cleaning his fingernails. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z When I said that, she took off her glasses and put down her pen, all calm, and started tapping her fingernail on the thick folder in front of her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z An aged witch stood in front of him, holding a tray of what looked horribly like whole human fingernails. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z "Everybody knows they found a white man's skin under that girl's fingernails where she had fought whoever killed her." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Shin compares his emergence to the slow growth of a fingernail. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The baby was pink and wrinkly but absolutely beautiful, with big blue eyes, soft wisps of blond hair, and the tiniest fingernails I had ever seen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid stared at her pink-painted fingernails gesticulating, and thought she probably would not have given out so much information if she weren’t so clumsy with language. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With the tip of her painted fingernail, the dancer salesgirl showed the miniature castanets the doll was holding. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He sat on the edge of the unmade bed and gnawed savagely at the broken, dirty ends of his fingernails. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Could I prise it open with my fingernails? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she would speak in chewed fingernails and mauled cuticles, nervous scratching and upset stomachs, habits that frustrated and angered her mother, but in the anger, there was space. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A man in our row pulled out a knife and cleaned his fingernails. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There were rumors that the jailers pulled out his fingernails and tortured him. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As Harry shivered and drew his robes tightly around him, he heard what sounded like a thousand fingernails scraping an enormous blackboard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Then he added a drop of cream, a squirt of soda water, and a dip of ice cream about as big as your fingernail. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Sefia turned to the crate and dug her fingernail into the letters, pulling up splinters and flicking them into the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She runs a fingernail across my cheek, and I shudder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As I watched in astonishment, he plucked at the dark skin of his cheek with his fingernails, and pulled away a great chunk of it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was not that he had dirty fingernails, or anything like that but some large bird seemed to have been nesting in his hair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She divided the sweet syrup then used her fingernail to split the cherry into two bits for the twins to share. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s no lock on my door, so I sit on the floor, leaning against it, burning up, inside out, sinking my fingernails into my arms as I imagine Muhammad’s face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His hand crept lower still, lower, his fingernails catching in the cotton of her blouse. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She was literally itching to get away from me, clawing her elbows with well-manicured fingernails. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The shells’ sharp prongs scratched my hands like cat’s claws and, sometimes, dug into the corner of my fingernails and made them bleed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I am suddenly conscious of my fingernails, bitten to the quick. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And then he leaped back, because into that gap there came a small furry golden hand with black fingernails, and then a face—a nightmare face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was reading The Wall Street Journal The lady across the table was probably Mrs. Dare, though all I could see of her were hot pink fingernails and the cover of Conde Nast Traveler. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The other children were too busy sniffling and biting their fingernails to notice, and if he hurried, he might even copy the answers down before the pencil woman looked up again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound was of a fingernail on glass. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z My fingernails had grown a good three inches by the time he struck his final note and called me close to point out a few simple chords. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Lord, I was so anxious last night. I couldn’t do anything with myself so I painted my fingernails.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She crimped the edge of the magazine with her fingernails. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was big boned and solid, with intense blue eyes, a generous mouth, and soothing hands with short fingernails. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It wasn’t my fingernails she was concerned with, that I was sure of. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From finger to foot, his fair skin was rosy from scrubbing; even his fingernails seemed meticulously groomed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He took out a pocketknife and began scraping underneath his fingernails. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Blades of grass and bright colorful flowers the size of fingernails had emerged. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “How?” asked Basta, cleaning his fingernails with the tip of the knife. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Only by digging my fingernails into my arms could I make the other agonies relent. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He scraped a patch of crust off with his fingernail. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked like the victim of a famine—limbs like sticks, swollen knees and knobby elbows, rags for clothes, broken fingernails and toenails. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ignoring the dirt caking my fingernails, trying to forget that these were a stranger’s leftovers, I stuck a sweet in my mouth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Only the fingernails had color; they were metal claws the same gold as the feathers, as if some essence of the figure had pierced the mutilated flesh and burst out from the cuticles. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My nightmares and chewed fingernails pale by comparison. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As though back onshore, all of France is left to bite its fingernails and flee and stumble and weep and wake to a numb, gray dawn, unable to believe what is happening. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Also connect,” yawned the Mathemagician, nonchalantly cleaning his fingernails with the point of his staff. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Her hands are a stranger’s, swollen and coarse, her fingernails dirty. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Me, the girl who’d rather chew on her fingernails than talk in class. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He thought how clean she was, her hands and fingernails, and how straightforward and unlike the gigglers in the schoolyard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She gazed up at the moon, which hung like a fingernail in the night sky. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You did this,” Leon said, digging the fingernails of one hand into Archie’s shoulder while pointing to the chaos of Room Nineteen with the other. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tobias lifts a hand and points at a cluster of buildings, so far away they are the size of a fingernail. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She drums her fingernails against each of the seat backs as she walks down the aisle. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Small things, like the way her hair falls, the way she bites her fingernails, the determination and resignation in her voice. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His fingernails are rimmed with grime made up of axle grease and planting soil and animal blood and who knows what else, ground in so deep it can’t be washed off. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He presses a hand to his chest, drumming jeweled fingernails. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I thought about the time when she and her friends painted my fingernails, and how that was okay because my brother wasn’t there. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Adam folded the letter and forced the creases sharp with his fingernails. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It just gave me an idea. We could pull out some hairs—and maybe cut off some fingernails.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingernails, too, are blue, an indigo blue. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She clipped my fingernails smooth where they had broken every which way while I was grabbing at bushes and trees and Listening Rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her fingernails shimmer like the bright color of its leaves. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Granddaddy opened his log book and riffled through it in the gloom, his thick yellow fingernail running down the columns. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He looks across the street and starts picking at his fingernails. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Clean fingernails, clean hair—he had been a soldier for only a single day. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They were walking in. the Egyptian manner—one shoulder forward, arms bent at the wrist—except from time to time when they had to chew off another fingernail. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingernails are all yellow and gnarled and his face looks like a huge white raisin. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z With my fingernail, I scrape at the dried blood and bits of crushed tooth and gum stuck to the metal. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma taps her fingernails on the steering wheel and doesn’t say anything for a few minutes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “He arrests people, then cuts out their eyes and fingernails, and throws their cadavers in the sea for the sharks to eat them.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I thought of the boy on the slab, the young boy with bruises and dirty fingernails, the boy who wasn’t Salim. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The man in the pale suit in the seat beside Shadow put out his arm and tapped his watch with his fingernail. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He had a black mustache that curved around the sides of his mouth and coal grime under his fingernails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Rattleshirt sat scratching at the manacle on his wrist with a cracked yellow fingernail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m going to bring it home in ten days. Just as soon as it grows fingernails.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was no more than a sore in the earth, broad and chaotic, gouged out by human fingernails, ounce to pound to ton. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She moaned, her fingernails scraping against the ice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Only her fingers were too long, and they never stopped moving, and her dark red fingernails were curved and sharp. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Scoob wedges a fingernail behind it and tugs until a little flap pops open. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Which brings me to another fear: what if that terrible teacher with the sharp fingernails is still there? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a short woman, with small hands like paws, her frosty pink fingernails painted to match her lips, and was slightly plump in her figure. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He didn't ask to have every single thing in his life smell like fingernail polish. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She didn’t have eye bags yet or stained fingernails. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Giti, with whom Laila had exchanged secret notes in class, whose fingernails she had polished, whose chin hair she had plucked with tweezers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She held one finger beside the computer screen, inching the fingernail forward to touch every letter. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She had long red hair that fell rather greasily to her waist, and when she sidled up to Gilly on the playground, the first thing Gilly noticed was how dirty her fingernails were. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think I would ever fall in love with anybody, much less have them marry me,” Caroline said, her fingernails tickling the back of Ma’s neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I squeezed my fists so hard my fingernails bit into my palms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Thanks to Global Positioning Systems we can see that Europe and North America are parting at about the speed a fingernail grows–roughly two yards in a human lifetime. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Her fingernails cut little crescents into the apple as she turned it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The nurse taught her to oil her skin as well, and to buff her fingernails with a piece of leather. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary’s fingernails tore at his hands and he caught the pillow and covered her entire face with it, firmly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was blood on her cheek, blood dripping down her leg, blood in her fingernails. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There, thinks Werner when he finds it again, there: a feeling like shutting your eyes and feeling your way down a mile-long thread until your fingernails find the tiny lump of a knot. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The longer I stay in the kitchen, the more chores Elizabeth comes up with until I leave: the doorknobs need polishing, the top of the refrigerator needs dusting, Mae Mobley’s fingernails could use a trim. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At Oh How Cute, a children’s boutique, the owner, Kira Alexander, checks out shoppers’ fingernails. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She grabs my arm so tightly I can feel her fingernails through my sweater. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Her nose is bleeding, and I see lines of fingernail scrapes in her cheeks, on the side of her throat, turning red with blossoming blood. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “One green,” she said, pointing at it closely with a chewed fingernail. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I used my fingernails to catch their edges and pull them off. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She grabs hold of my arms, her fingernails digging into my flesh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like metal edges being scraped together, worse than fingernails on a blackboard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z For a long time he felt the sharp pain of her fingernails biting into his wrists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I clawed at the hardened plastic so hard, I broke one of my chipped orange fingernails. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I stare at Darius’s back, my fingernails digging into my palms. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I curled my hands into fists and dug my fingernails into my palms. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My fingernails scrape at the dried blood the boy from District 9 coughed into my face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I dug at a seam of tar on the roof with my fingernails and used some to stick the hair to a leaf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had a string of girlfriends, even though his fingernails were so long that they curled. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In answer to her question, the bell rang—only once, and almost imperceptibly, as if Sticky had just tapped it with his fingernails. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The mere sight of her grimy right hand with its black fingernails digging an ounce of Chocolate Fudge out of a jar would have caused a starving tramp to go running from the shop. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked at the doorpost with a fingernail and a long splinter the size of my palm peeled away with little resistance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A flock of miniature origami birds taking flight, the largest the size of an open palm, the smallest the size of a fingernail, all faintly striped with notepaper lines. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All along you know this, but still, in the middle of the show when he’s tied up and a bomb is about to explode, you hold your breath and dig your fingernails into your palms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked at her fingernails as she thought of yet another thing to add to her list of worries. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Sitting next to me on the plane, she kept batting her white-rabbit eyelashes and adjusting her bright pink hairband, trying to get me to notice she had secretly painted her fingernails bubble-gum pink to match. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, I think, her own fingernails pierced the skin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z By the end of an ogre’s first sentence in Kyrrian, you forgot his pointy teeth, the dried blood under his fingernails, and the coarse black hair that grew on his face in clumps. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Moira, sitting on the edge of my bed, legs crossed, ankle on knee, in her purple overalls, one dangly earring, the gold fingernail she wore to be eccentric, a cigarette between her stubby yellow-ended fingers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z One has practically chewed off his fingernails, and the other one’s leg won’t stop bouncing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Bailey was talking so fast he forgot to stutter, he forgot to scratch his head and clean his fingernails with his teeth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew what they did with strands of hair they found; he knew what they did with bits of fingernail and toenails they found. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Lupita admired Linda’s pretty face, her red fingernails, her golden hoop earrings, and the scent of perfume that always surrounded her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He picked at the rock absently with one fingernail, then shrugged and held it up again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A Clock Watcher whose whole body seemed a shifty cosmos of dark skies, dark clouds, and stars, with a lopsided fingernail moon where most people had faces, raised its arms high and wide. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ares pulled out his huge knife and started cleaning his fingernails. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z If the Gestapo knocked on the door right now, I’d fight the Nazis with my fingernails just to let them stay that way. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her eyes were flat and cold but her fingernails were tearing at the upholstery of the chair, ripping and fraying the silk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With the edge of my fingernail, I eased the gun back inside the tower, uncovered. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Rubbing her temples with her peach fingernails, she shakes her head. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He didn’t seem to care that his fingernails were dirty, but maybe he couldn’t keep such long nails clean. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jordan’s lawyer, a thin man with dirty fingernails, shuffled his papers and checked his watch frequently. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He stumbled over his pant legs—and then stared in disbelief at his fingers: short, little, fat fingers, dimpled with rosy fingernails. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He was clutching it so hard his stubby fingernails dug into her skin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Myron Cloon slumped down in a chair by the window, chewed off a fingernail, and began playing with it in his teeth. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill’s long fingernails scraped on the table as he took up the matches. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Uriah said that he would come here early to turn on the generator, and sure enough, when I touch my finger to the elevator button, it glows through my fingernail. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The room felt stuffy, and he dug at the woven fabric on his chair with his fingernail. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Even from afar, I see red dirt covers their faces, nestling in the creases of their necks and under their fingernails. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingernails were stained yellow from the turmeric when I dressed in my best salwar kameez, and I didn’t even try to wash it off. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Now and then one or another would approach the altar, bow and drop a scrap of humanity on the flames: a hair or two or a shred of fingernail. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the layer of grime under her fingernails. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She taps her trimmed fingernails against the glass desk. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Lindsey Lee Wells,” she answered, reaching out a small hand, the fingernails a chipped metallic pink. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z His fingers stopped their tapping and curled until he felt the fingernails digging into the flesh of his palm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He gulped in a big breath and started picking up the rinds with the tips of his fingernails. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Sula ran her fingernails over the screen thoughtfully for a second and then, laughing, she opened the screen door. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I looked down and saw her fingernails were black. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Even a victim’s torn fingernail can speak of a fateful struggle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I run my finger along the inner edge of the strip lighting, then wedge my fingernails in the crack. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She swayed but did not scream, just dug her little fingernails into the palm of his hand. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z It was as black as the coal dust under my fingernails. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Maman circles her fingernail along my wrist, tracing the path of the vein there. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The little beasts are hard and the everlasting cracking with one’s fingernails very soon becomes wearisome. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Bo started to chew his fingernails vigorously, until Hornet wrapped her arms around him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Malloy’s fingernails are always polished so perfectly, like the shiny pearls she wears around her neck. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When he began to scratch off a minor skin eruption on his calf with his fingernail, she stopped watching. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Soil was caked under his fingernails, and he was trying to clean them out in the kitchen sink. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I turned the carcass upside down and scraped off the jellied fat and meat flecks with my fingernails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She was using my fingernails to indict my soul. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingernails seemed just the slightest bit too long. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I dig my fingernails into my palms and press until it hurts. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Dad told me that she would give me baths in the sink, and trim my fingernails and toenails with her teeth because she was afraid of using clippers. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He noted that the boys wore their hair long and the girls wore makeup and painted their fingernails. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Forensic scientists recommend a fingernail, a tooth, a tissue sample, and a piece of the femur. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Like throwing us into a pool of piranhas or ripping our fingernails out?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s grit under your fingernails and your hands are sticky from the clay, but it doesn’t matter. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The conductor looked at the bit of wax his fingernail had retrieved. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Everyone pretended to occupy themselves with their fingernails or clothing, but they could hear every word. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby sat next to the driver, continually checking his fingernails and picking specks of dirt off his boots. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Kate has forgotten about her cigarette, and the ash dangles, as long as a fingernail. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He found some birches near the shoreline and shredded dry birch bark with his fingernails until it was like hair. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z One was square-jawed, wide-shouldered, great hair, looked like he had played football in high school, badly bitten fingernails, the other had a receding hairline, silver-rimmed round glasses, manicured nails. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Four bits of a broken doll: one blue eye and half an eyebrow, a bit with a curl of black hair attached, an ear, and a hand with perfect tiny fingernails; Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The man with the knife was still cleaning his fingernails when Joseph moved around the front of the truck, grabbed the arm with the knife and shook the guy like a dog shaking a snake. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z If he scraped his skin with a fingernail, grime flaked off. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Pastor Tom made his hands into a steeple and studied his fingernails. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The skin around his fingernails is raw and red, like he chewed it away overnight. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The soap in the washtub burned my skin, and Mami scrubbed me so hard her fingernails dug angry furrows into my arms and legs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And then someone sat behind the window and she was a lady and she was black and she had long fingernails which were painted pink and I said, “Is this London?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She ran a jagged fingernail across Spurge’s cheek. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There was a scraping noise somewhere beneath her feet—close, as if someone were running a fingernail along the ceiling below. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Olaf’s sharp and dirty fingernails gently scratched on Violet’s chin, and she shivered. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Beside her, the Assassin was trimming her fingernails with the tip of her knife, flinging little white slivers into the frothy green water below. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z How it sounded when he walked the hall in his plaid slippers, how clean and short he kept his fingernails, the low rattle of his throat clearing. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her fingernails were painted a dusty rose color, and her hands didn’t look a bit like a gardener’s hands. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At the hospital, an Amity woman in a yellow shirt with clean fingernails took my mother’s blood pressure and set her bone with a smile. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Right here,” said Orr, and took hold of something invisible with the tips of his fingernails and held it up for Yossarian to see. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was the only man Esteban had ever met who polished his fingernails and put blue eyewash in his eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eurytion lounged at a picnic table, picking his fingernails with a knife. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “David chewed his fingernails the whole way there.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were scarred, bruised, calloused, greasy; one fingernail was black and blue and coming off—some hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He arrived in the midst of an uncharacteristic April snowstorm, a sudden downpour of small icy flakes that scratched against the windows like fingernails. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I know, I know—I sound like a prime candidate for black fingernails and emo poetry, but I guess what I’m really trying to say is that I just wasn’t feeling too social. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her voice became as shrill as fingernails on a blackboard. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My knuckles were bloodied, my fingernails black with soil. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He had a mug of coffee in one hand and I noticed that his fingernails were painted black. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then Clove begins to transform, her face elongating into a snout, dark fur sprouting from her skin, her fingernails growing into long claws, but her eyes remain unchanged. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He needed a shave; his fingernails needed paring. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We roasted sweet chestnuts in the fire and they were pretty good except incredibly hard to peel and the skins got under your fingernails and hurt for days. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas watched as Newt chewed his fingernails, something he hadn’t seen the older boy do before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z "If someone wanted to change every single part of themselves—including the shape of their fingernails—could you?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Caroline would remark mildly that my fingernails were dirty. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z These days she is a gnarled crone, touching the raw flesh of my brain with her cruel fingernails. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Seconds pass and my fingernails bite my palms. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He began to run the nail file under his fingernails—which were already perfectly clean. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z With one maroon fingernail she tapped the top of the Diet Coke she’d bought just after school, then popped the tab. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She introduced herself as Thrym’s sister, and she reached down and pinched Loki’s pretty cheek between her fingertips, and she prodded Thor with one sharp fingernail. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Each noise was like a scalpel to the skin, but I forced myself to stay against the brick wall, scraping my fingernails along the mortar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She opened the face and then picked open the back with her fingernail. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z No bigger than a fingernail, the doctor had said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I dig my fingernails into my palm, trying to stop the trembling as I turn away from him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Panic digs its broken fingernails into my soul. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My fingernails digging into my palms begin to sting. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z As she passed the kitchen Coraline could hear, in the sudden silence, the drip-drip of the water from the leaking tap or perhaps the other mother’s long fingernails tapping impatiently against the table. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Only his dirty fingernails against my skin, only his sour smell again. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled forward again, heard the shirt rip and felt his fingernails tearing the skin of my back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He looked at the fingernails hard as her palm skin, and noticed for the first time how shapely her hands were. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His tongue was half the size of my little fingernail. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Now, Fadi, I have a thought,” said Mrs. Bethune, tapping a burgundy fingernail on her chin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z His fingernails tickled their dry ivory exteriors, making the bones clang against each other with a hollow sound that echoed through the cave. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Eleanor looked up, but the girl was examining her fingernails and the man was wiping his plate with bread. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Right here,” he says, touching a spot on his neck with his fingernail. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She had changed the color of her fingernails and they were so bright red her fingertips looked like mine when they were covered with wet blood while I was trying to fix Maria’s nose. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can think about are those little fingernails, chewed down to nothing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This room sets me on edge, like fingernails on a blackboard. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart took the cigarette holder out of his mouthy stood it on end inside the pocket of his shirt, and began gnawing on the fingernails of both hands grievously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mothers looked away to tend to children, and fathers cleared their throats and picked dirt from their fingernails. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z His fingernails dig into my skin, and I grit my teeth, both from the pain and from the sickening feeling of his chest on my back. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The tips of her fingers were bloody, her fingernails shredded. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Dull gray in color, she'd been abandoned by a spooky alcoholic with long fingernails and a large collection of kimonos. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, we will find her,” Olanna said too, and she felt as if they were all scratching desperate fingernails on a hard scarred wall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Silas flicked an imaginary speck of dust from his sleeve with a fingernail as sharp as a blade. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She was dressed in bright red from the top of her elaborate turban to the tips of her polished fingernails, and an air of regal self-assurance seemed to travel with her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The dressmaker sat on the edge of her chair, biting her fingernails, waiting for WPP to cross the board again. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She flipped back and tapped at the green highlighted quote with her fingernail. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I tried to avoid fights with Richard, especially the kind that ended with the two of us rolling on the floor, him pulling my hair, me dragging my fingernails through the softness of his face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At one end of the hall at which he found himself, heedless justice in threadbare robes were biting their fingernails or closing their eyelids, at the other end was a ragged rabble. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His fist was clenched so tightly his fingernails were cutting into his palm. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She bit at one of her fingernails, which was one of those bad habits that the operation cured. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “What is that in your fingernails?” she said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Mom’s red-lacquered fingernails pop against the cream-colored coffee cup in her hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She was waving her fingernails through the air, almost like she was playing piano. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A whirlwind of legs and wings and elbows and fingernails and beaks and paper. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Lovely names. They will be beautiful ornaments for my bridge,” said Shukra, examining his fingernails. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I heard myself crying out loud—such a strange noise, as if it came from my hair and fingernails, and again and again I came up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z An older man sat on the edge of his bed, oxygen tubes hooked under his nostrils as he struggled to clip his fingernails in Room 415. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He remembered one soldier in particular from whose hands the skin had peeled like fine transparent gloves; even the fingernails had come away. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My demands resulted only in timeouts, where I anxiously bit my fingernails. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But then, feeling the fingernails of their wives, also staring, digging into their arms, their foreheads wrinkle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The pain in my arm faded as the branches untwisted and retreated back into his fingernails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her fingernail snagged what felt like a pebble; she pulled it out and others followed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was staring at the floor and chewing on the skin around her fingernails. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My cheeks burned and guilt coursed through me, the guilt of indulging myself at the expense of his ulcer, his black fingernails and aching wrists. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He felt one of his fingernails give on a seam. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Sorrel turned his back, looked at his fingernails. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay chewed at a fingernail, shaking her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When the terrible itching that gave the disease its name started, Omakayas wrapped their hands with cloth, bit down their fingernails, anything to keep them from scarring themselves. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then suddenly her fingernails did not bite into his wrists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her fingernails were dirty, and her hand was badly shaped and people made jokes about love because sometimes it was funny. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She walked, dragging a fingernail along the wall, down the hallway, then back, down the steps, then up, her face unwashed, hair uncombed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It finally got so compelling that I was forced to grip my fingernails into my palms in order to control it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He shifted in his seat and examined his fingernails, then ran a hand over the welt that had formed around his neck. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the morning, Popo would use her sharp fingernails like tweezers and peel off the dead membranes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingernails were long and dirty and sharp. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s lipstick was a creamy rose color; it outlined her lips perfectly, and it matched the color of her fingernails. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I opened the little bottle and put a drop on my fingernail. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I summon the last of my strength and launch myself at her, clawing at whatever skin my fingernails find, digging in as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Only Tayo could hear it, like fingernails scratching against bare rock, her terror at being trapped in one of the oldest ways. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She picked at her teeth with a long crimson-varnished fingernail, then she tapped the finger, gently, tap-tap-tap against the polished black surface of her black button eyes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Both, for example, were fastidious, very attentive to hygiene and the condition of their fingernails. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If you were careful and pried up the staples with your fingernails, you could get them out without tearing them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Talk about our fight circulated, the details growing more exaggerated— broken ribs, torn-off fingernails, bite marks. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother says anyone that writes such letters should be boiled in oil and have his fingernails pulled out by blind people. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His eyes dropped to his fingernails, “Besides, there’s another point—but it’s a secret.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The sound of her disappointment is like needles under my fingernails. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The bark was greyish green in colour, thin and smooth, and soft enough that I could mark it with my fingernail. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I dig my fingernails into my palms as my face comes up, expecting the worst. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Mom’s red-lacquered fingernails pop against the cream-colored coffee cup in her hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And five yards away kneels this woman with varnished fingernails and hairless calves—a woman so entirely removed from Werner’s previous experience that it is as if she is from a different planet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At first I’d thought it was strung shells with shriveled black seaweed, but it wasn’t — it was a chain of mummified fingernails, a black and curled strip of flesh dangling from the base of each. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When she opened her palms, her skin was marked with angry red crescents from her fingernails. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Dimple scratched at the paint on the wood table with a fingernail, sending green flecks flying. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon, tired of putting out light, had become a bat, which was all very well for him; he fluttered around squeaking quietly while Lyra sat and chewed a fingernail. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Anya absently picked at her fingernail, trying to hide her ire. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I wanted you to dig your fingernails into my skin and drain out all my blood. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He drummed his fingernails against the steering wheel. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z His good-looking plump wife sat filing her fingernails at the other end of the counter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Sister Gladys had styled her hair and given her clear polish for her fingernails. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she was walking again, striding with a powerful confidence, her hands flying about as if she were drying just-painted fingernails. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She says she will never cut her hair or wear makeup in her life and if I paid her one hundred dollars she wouldn't paint her fingernails red. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You know why Snape’s in such a foul mood, don’t you?” said Ron to Harry as they watched Hermione teaching Neville a Scouring Charm to remove the toad guts from under his fingernails. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His hands and fingers were sore from digging, especially under his fingernails. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He tapped on the glass with his fingernail, importunately. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z To get to the back teeth, I have to reach into my mouth with my fingernails and scrape away the thick, yellow crust. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before going to bed, I scrubbed my face and hands until they were pink and raw, but his blood still mingles with the dust under my fingernails. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z His teeth were bared and his clawlike fingernails suddenly became longer and sharper, like talons. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I lie on my stomach at edge of the pool for a while, dangling my hands in the water, examining the little flames on my fingernails that are beginning to chip off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As soon as her teacher, who was winding through the row of desks, walked to the corner farthest from me, I tapped the backs of my fingernails against the glass. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Archie massaged his shoulder, gingerly feeling the spot where Leon’s fingernails had bitten deep. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped some of the dirt would stay under my fingernails for a long time, and maybe some of the microscopic material would be there forever. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Mother bit her fingernail and studied Ruth May. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A metal disc about the size of my pinkie fingernail is pressed against my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “A speech? Man, what else do have to do? Stick flaming bamboo under your fingernails?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Finally, the rake scrapes its metal fingernails along damp brown dirt. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He runs his fingernail along the wood grain in the table, refusing to look at me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Not since that summer,” she says, and retreats with her vulture face and vulture fingernails into the redolent dark. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I bent down and scratched his scruff, then gave him a fingernail massage up and down his back. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I thought of Ruelle Vaillant and dug my fingernails into the scars on my hands, wishing I could become small, immaterial. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The skin under my fingernails had been pale blue all week. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingernails are short and jagged—she bites them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A dozen fists pummeled his body, fingernails tore at his cheek and a finger clawed at his eye. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, nearly two years ago, Maribel had insisted on painting her fingernails black. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Still, Tally spent a lot of time wondering what Shay was going to look like pretty, her skin-and-bones body all filled out, her already full Ups perfected, and the ragged fingernails gone forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Vivian spreads a hand across her chest, her pink-tinged fingernails as delicate seeming as a baby’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There were fingernail marks on her face where she had been clutching it in fear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She unties the ribbons slowly, working the knots out with her fingernails. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She pinched the skin the hair grew out of and gouged into it with her fingernails. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We need our limbs trimmed just the way you need to cut your fingernails and hair, although for us it’s only once or twice a year, and it’s called pruning. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A white hand with crimson fingernails leapt from the window ledge onto a drainpipe and was immediately out of sight. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Only when a splinter caught under her fingernail, biting deep into the tender flesh, did Naomi react. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Making a direct plea was as painful as having his fingernails pulled out. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Actually, Jason Grace,’ Kym said, studying her fingernails, ‘now that you mention it, I do enjoy being feared by mortals. I am not feared enough.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She lifted Aunt Jimmy’s hand and looked closely at it—fingernails, back skin, the flesh of the palm she pressed with three fingertips. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z There was dirt beneath his cracked yellow fingernails. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I hold fast to the sides of Shorty’s cousin’s kitchen table, crazily contemplating whether the fire of a conk could lead a man to splinter wood with his fingernails. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Uhmma picks out a perfect snowy blossom and snaps it off with her fingernail. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Finally he grunted, gnawed on a fingernail, and eventually decided on what he wanted to say. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I clench my hands so hard into fists that my fingernails cut into my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He found a pouch of rice, a comb, a fingernail clipper, a few soiled piasters, a snapshot of a young woman standing in front of a parked motorcycle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The journey is slow, and Bailey sits staring out the window at the changing landscape, absently gnawing at his fingernails. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If you dug your fingernail into the desk hard enough, you could leave a mark in the waxy varnish. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Bend back two of my fingernails while I am at it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He looked down at his hands, which were covered in scratches and blood, his fingernails torn and ragged, aching from the labor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, the day after that, Jinny got so sick of the shouting and moaning and the tiny fingernails scraping her skin, she marched out of the water almost immediately, with Ess clinging to her neck. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I began to see that this war was going to mean more than just talk, but at first I didn’t connect Yang Sze- Fu’s fingernails with the war. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the jar, almost impossible to see, floated a transparent jellyfish about the size of a fingernail. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I bite my lip and dig my fingernails into my palms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s gotten to the point that I actually know when a bad hunger cramp is coming, and I’ll dig my fingernails in my shoulder so I could feel something different than hunger. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I pass the low concrete building that brings back the feeling of the teacher’s sharp fingernails and the dreaded smell of chalk dust. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We washed our hair in melted snow and scrubbed at our fingernails. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Earlier, August had boiled her tweezers and fingernail scissors in a pot on the stove and used them to pluck out Rosaleen’s stitches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We were supposed to have our lights off, but I couldn’t sleep and Jay was awake too, picking something from his teeth with a fingernail, then looking at it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her fingernails dug thick gouges in their skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He used to work in the garden every weekend, kneeling on a green rubber pad, obsessively inspecting every leaf as if he were manicuring fingernails. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched my brother chew his fingernails down to the quick, and then keep biting. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes, and images from the Warden's cabin floated inside his head: her red fingernails, Mr. Sir writhing on the floor, her flowered makeup kit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I use my fingernail to flake off some dirt. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I started picking scabs off my body and, when I didn’t have any, gnawing the flesh around my fingernails till I was a bleeding wreck. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They had claws for fingernails, feet like paws. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There they prized it open and took out all the seeds—flat pale ovals as big as Mary’s little fingernail—and examined each one carefully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The hand looks quite human, with a thumb and delicate fingers with fingernails. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I used electrical tape to attach cardboard fins to the casement and then borrowed Mom’s fingernail polish to paint a name on the side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z You could tell because of the fingernails on his pinkies. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, Guitar was cleaning his fingernails with a harmless match stick. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon went down to a fingernail’s sliver and the corn popped from the ground. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z After pouring warm water in a tin bowl, I take a rag and scrub my face, my neck, my fingernails. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She flourishes her brilliant fingernails and breaks into childlike laughter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Prisoners complained about how their fingernails were pulled out, their eyes sewn open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The Wallace who came out of the creek, drenched in too-short jeans, a too-tight shirt, with shaggy unkempt hair and fingernails that were about two feet long, was twenty-three years old. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I pulled myself up off the floor and lashed a hand out, catching the man’s cheek and raking my fingernails down as hard as I could. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z All around the Keys you can see their propeller trenches—long ugly gouges, like giant fingernail scrapes, across the tidal banks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My hands longed to hold a book, but I hadn’t brought one, so I bit at my fingernails and cuticles instead. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z We ate greedily, licking our palms and sucking under our dirty fingernails. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She looked at our boots, our teeth, our fingernails. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The captain reviews the fingernails of his left hand, then his right, then his left again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Bogert first gazed speculatively at his fingernails, and then bit at them in abstracted fashion. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He scratched the side of his face, his fingernails scraping along the patchy stubble of his jaw. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Beneath her fingernails, the frost makes billions of tiny diadems and coronas on the slats of the bench, a lattice of dumbfounding complexity. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Some logs had hoofs or claws, tails or horns; some had the beginnings of a face, a mouth or an eye; some had hands with fingernails. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “My hands might be dirty,” Dad had said, winking at me and displaying his blackened fingernails. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A tiny sparkling light no bigger than a child’s pinkie fingernail floated through the troubled air between them like a miniature star. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He started to say more, but the words were drowned out by a noise like huge fingernails scraping metal. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “As a matter of fact, it is” Ekon pretended to inspect his fingernails. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She scanned the fingernails of the little hand she held, and slid a black sickle of dirt from under the thumbnail. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was enough for me to dig my fingernails into the skin of my thighs and squeeze my eyes shut until the nausea passed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He smacked his lips and scratched his neck with long, dirty fingernails. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The queen’s smile was distant, and the nephew, Hrothulf, picked at the table with a dirty fingernail. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Even her little fingernails have been done to match. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “How’s it going?” he asks, flicking his fingernails against each other. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I won’t remember what it is like to stare at my leg and press it with my fingernails until the skin turns white, and then red, and then blue, and still not have any feeling. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "She's pretty spacey right now since she's on heavy-duty pain meds since it's the first day. When I spoke to her earlier, she was talking about putting beads on her fingernails." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z My poor fingernails were chewed down to the nub. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And she flicks him on the ear with her thumb and fingernail. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He could’ve passed for one of those fancy rich bankers over in Raleigh except for the garden dirt under his fingernails and his hair squashed flat from his baseball cap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She pretended to clean her fingernails because if she noticed him he would start talking. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Marcus looks up from his fingernails, and his dark eyes narrow. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The sight of my fingernails, caked with blood, stops me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I bite my fingernails and think about Molly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She leans forward and touches his knee, pink fingernails on his navy chinos. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Its fingernails scraped her skin, but it was too slippery to grip, and Coraline pulled away successfully. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He dug his fingernails into his wounded hand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Smiling, he inspected his fingernails like a satisfied cat examining its claws. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The teacher was tall and thin, with long fingernails that clicked as they flew across the piano keys. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If her fingernails were growing, the rest of her must be hurrying up too. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When my smallest finger caresses the narrow cleft beneath his nose, sometimes his tongue slips out of his mouth and he licks my fingernail. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He placed the flashlight next to him on the floor and started to inspect his fingernails. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He had the cleanest fingernails of any man I’d ever seen—it was the male hand in the ad reaching to put the diamond on the Pond’s-caressed female hand. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She bites on her fingernails, shifts her eyes away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Every night for a month, when I came in from the junkyard, I’d spend an hour scrubbing grime from my fingernails and dirt from my ears. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Thomas thought of long fingernails tapping against glass. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I wanted to get as far away from her as humanly possible, but I dug my fingernails into the desktop and forced myself to stay put. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Maybe sometime I could talk out loud about once having had a real baby sister with fingernails that had to be cut. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She bit nervously at a fingernail, thought better of it, and hid her hands behind her back. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I don’t have anything to fight with but a curtain and some fingernails. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She put her fingernail on one diamond chip. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There were fingernails to trim with sandpaper, coveralls and pajamas to wash and hang to dry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I had mud on my shoe, on my sock, on my artificial legs, inside my artificial legs, on my gray shorts, on my shirt, under my fingernails and halfway up my arms. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “But the Chaplain’s fingernails are always dirty. They’re even dirtier than mine.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Once he wakes up, I’ll clue him in on what happened. Otherwise he’ll be curious about all those fresh bruises and fingernail marks.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then, with my fingernails, which I never bit because why bite something that didn’t hurt, I would pull the skin off in narrow strips. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Kate caught a single thread of hair with fingernails of thumb and forefinger and gently drew it out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She drummed her black fingernails on the glass counter. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He paused, then looked closely at the hands of the man who sat before him, and said, “Clean your fingernails, Colonel. They look like they belong to an enlisted man. That’s all.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Three times that first morning she pinched my ear with her sharp fingernails. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He noticed her fingernails, the shape of her toes, the hollow place at her throat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Everything hurts—my skin, my bones, my fingernails, even the roots of my hair. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ration card restrictions, abysmal puddings, the deteriorating quality of fingernail varnish—these are crimes they feel in their souls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Decades in shipyards and tobacco fields had left his hands coarse as burlap, his fingernails yellowed, cracked, and worn to the cuticles. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She pointed a pink- lacquered fingernail at me and jabbed the air. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z For, of course, Yang Sze-Fu had molded the butter with his hands and carved the decorations with one of his long fingernails. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do, especially if the target is unprepared. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I had to surrender my dirt canvas on the floor and instead used my fingernail to carve drawings on the wall. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sat atop a fallen tree that still smoldered, studying his fingernails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And all her fingernails are chewed down to the quick. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood there like schoolboys, although some of them were taller than Capricorn, hands clasped behind their backs as if at any moment he might inspect their fingernails for cleanliness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Nothing will convince him that his fortunes might not suddenly reverse, reducing him to a diet of fingernail clippings or soups made from fallen leaves and seasoned with flashlight batteries. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “She had her fingernails cut yesterday,” my mother said. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to swat him off, but he dug into my shirt with his fingernails. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z His wife was supposed to be very beautiful, with fingernails one inch long. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But in the end he came along, nervously chewing on his huge fingernails. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Hornet whispered to him, while Barbarossa smugly inspected his rosy fingernails. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mamou kept her fingernails short and nicely manicured, painted pomegranate red. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The physical remains of a saint — even a fingernail or a lock of hair—were believed to be charged with miraculous powers. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Using foot, knee, chin, elbow, and fingernails, I scrape my way inside and collapse on the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She clenches a jade cigarette holder between her fingernails. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Chloe had to drive her fingernails into my thigh to stop me from snorting out loud with laughter. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lancelot sat on a branch and dangled his feet and bit his fingernails. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “These are not Band-Aids,” she said, tapping the box with her fingernail. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z You could actually peel off fillets of meat with your fingernail. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath, tore the edge carefully with a fingernail, and slid out a folded sheet of paper. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I wrapped the boy under my right arm; and he held on so tight, I could feel each one of his little fingernails cutting smiles into the skin on my chest and ribs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A welcome relief spread through my chest, out to each arm and leg, to the tips of my fingers, even under my dirty fingernails. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She ran her fingers through the sick woman’s hair, lightly scratching the scalp, and then looking at what the fingernails revealed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They made a pop! and squirted red when we squeezed them between thumb and fingernail. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z My throat squeezes shut, as if two hands of black fingernails are clamped on my windpipe. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Even though she knew she was not part of this competition, Stella switched to chewing on her fingernails. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The goldfish floated to the top of the water and when she tapped the side of the bowl with her fingernail they did not flash away in a lightning arc of terror. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he has long, pointy fingernails, or hair on his face. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrub at the lines in my palms and run one fingernail under my other fingernails to get the blood out. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was only too easy to picture his white, moist hand with its filthy fingernails reaching out stealthily, but there was no way to prove such a suspicion. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Every kid had lined up for lemonade—and then wanted face painting and hair braiding and fingernail polishing and toenail polishing. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I glance back guiltily at Mom, who is pale and tired looking, trying to scrape a stain off her Waffle House uniform with her fingernail. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She replaces her menu then taps a fingernail against my menu. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z On the other side of the fountain, I sit on a bench and bite my lip and dig my fingernails into my palms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As I looked at my watch I noticed that my fingernails were broken and bleeding. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom had said I needed to cut my long fingernails back because I was scratching myself all up in my sleep. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I dig my fingernails into that other boy’s stomach and hang on tight like a crab. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He bit off his fingernails, so keeping them short was no problem. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When Mr. Iii went out the door he was busy looking at his fingernails They straggled along the corridor in the dull, silent afternoon light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They were working men, with steel and asbestos in their lungs and years’ worth of hard labor under their calluses and cracked fingernails. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He didn't ask to have every single thing in his life smell like fingernail polish. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Jackie had brought nail polish with her, so we painted our fingernails and told the same jokes we’d told about a million times before. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He split one in two with his fingernail and baited their fishing lines. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Make sure your fingernails are clipped and groomed.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They were comparing details, like the way light struck a fingernail or a wrist bone, the look of a woven basket handle or a curl of hair. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I can’t balance on top of the body; I fall to my knees, digging my fingernails into his wrist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dell takes out a pair of fingernail clippers from his pants pocket, and while Quang-ha flips through the channels, Dell pulls off his socks and clips his toenails. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z At dinner his fingernails are still rimmed in black oil. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On the outside Daniel has brown skin, brown hair, hazel eyes, long fingers, bitten-down fingernails, and he’s very short, and strong. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They had taken his fingernails, his kneecaps, the lobes of his ears, his eyes and tongue. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Tendai saw that his fingernails were chewed down to the quick. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The grocer, tall, skinny Mr. Waylan, with his Adam’s apple sticking out above his collar, his fish- belly blue-white skin and oversized fingernails, was the white man I saw most often. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Benji rubbed his fingernails on his shirt and then blew on them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The more anxious I was, the more intensely I gnawed on my fingernails, sometimes making my fingers bleed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I know she bites her fingernails, and she hates milk. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z June was when our house got so quiet I could sometimes hear Dad clipping his fingernails a room away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had dirt under his fingernails and smelled like rotten vegetables. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Lee passed Harry the egg, and Harry dug his fingernails into the groove that ran all the way around it and prised it open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I hated thinking about Jackie getting on that bus to Raleigh, going back to her happy life, painting her fingernails with Carol Lee, dating Scooter the paintball champion, maybe even going to beauty school. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A leaf falls from a branch, and I press my fingernail into the space between its veins, cracking it into pieces. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She examined her fingernails and said, "It's almost time for me to paint my nails again." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Above the grimed crescent of his fingernail was the verse, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She has cried a little talking about East St. Louis, and cheers herself up with his fingernails. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My jaw is swollen, and fingernail marks are still on my arms. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She knew she did not bore him, and she buffed or painted her fingernails studiously while he dozed or brooded and the desultory warm afternoon breeze vibrated delicately on the surface of the beach. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She scratches the glass with her long fingernails—” “Stop it!” shrieked Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As we watched, he ripped off the tips of his long fingernails one after another and placed them within the bowl, on top of the koka. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He’d washed himself, cold water like liquid fingernails inflaming the scratches on his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the dresser, she found a pile of soiled handkerchiefs and a scattering of dirt-crusted fingernail clippings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of her fingernails were broken off and bloodied, as if she’d tried to scratch herself out of a box. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z All you have to do is look down at my brother’s fingernails to see what he’s been doing in his spare time. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I broke my fingernails as I tried to claw my way through the dirt to her, when Uncle Abdullah grabbed me and tossed me toward his wives. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I bit my fingernails and tried to figure out the best way to handle the situation. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Their mother jabbed a long fingernail at his dad and covered the phone again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z This close, Anya could see its knobby fingers with ragged fingernails jutting from the ends. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He lay face downward at the base of a tree, his fingernails digging into the scuffed earth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I pull the filthy plaster off the end of my finger and look at the pale, wrinkled flesh beneath, dried blood caked at the edge of my fingernail. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Lynn’s body was taken away, my mother had me cut my sister’s fingernails and even her toenails and place them in an envelope. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I was starting to sweat everywhere—even my fingernails—and I think that I was probably turning the color of the rusted radiators. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She stood by herself in the dark back yard, breaking off pieces of bark from the oak tree with her fingernails. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He yells and lunges at me with outstretched hands, with fingernails that look like claws. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Doctors often skipped the step of scrupulously washing their hands and fingernails with soap and water before treating a wound or performing surgery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One of them was pretending to clean his fingernails with a knife. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Ferdinand had a steely, amoral face; if one examined his hands, the blood of his enemies might be found crusted under his fingernails. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "That stuff about my father was true," Freak says, studying his fingernails and acting real cool again. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Chip picked at some grit underneath his fingernail. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He starts forcing himself to only check his phone once every two hours instead of once an hour, makes himself hang on by his fingernails until the minutes tick down. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There’s a straw shoulder bag on a hanger, and Felicia digs with her broken fingernails for clues. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way to Court Street, Noodles just looked out the window and chewed on his fingernails. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Will drags me out of the room and into the hallway, his fingernails digging into my skin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I looked down at my hands, to the dark mud still caked under my fingernails. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He flipped the chart to show an enlargement of a dirty hand, the tips of the fingernails encrusted with dirt. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My father removes his hat and holds it in his thick, farmer’s hands, the palms caked with grime, soil caught beneath the fingernails. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop called out, now using the other end of the stem to dig under his fingernails. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It had a smooth shell of drab green against which he clicked his fingernail. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But right now she was coming toward her, those aquamarine fingernails poised like talons. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the biggest ship there will ever have been: it is built of the fingernails of the dead. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Shay turned back to the horizon, chewing on a fingernail. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I’m on my knees, raking the carpet with my fingernails to find those precious pills I flung away in a stronger moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They got a shiny little set a tools they use, sharp as witches’ fingernails, tidy and laid out neat, like the picks on a dentist tray. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z For a few wild minutes, she flailed at the door, pounding it with her fists, scratching at it until her fingernails were bloody. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She held out her hand and wiggled her fingernails, which were painted silver. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingernails caked in soil, Fadi was about to call it quits when the earth loosened around a small tin box in their twenty-sixth pit. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I gnawed the cuticles off from around my fingernails, leaving welts of exposed, oozing flesh which would harden into rinds and scale off. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Of what else she needs to do for the Benefit: Get fingernails done. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I feel a rush of relief to see my uncle intact, no eyes or fingernails missing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She has schedules and rules and methods and every day she does her best to impose these on the world, one chipped fingernail repair at a time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cake, the whipped cream, the thick carpet, the pink fingernails and long calves of Frau Siedler—these sensations whirl through Werner’s head as if on a carousel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I look back at Tobias, who is pacing back and forth in front of the windows, gnawing on his fingernails. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Helpfully, the middle C key had a full corner missing, a wedge about the size of my fingernail, which got me centered every time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I jab his sternum with my index finger, digging in my fingernail. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They examined me: they looked at the wound on mv head, at mv hands, at my fingernails. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The sister gnaws on a fingernail and nods. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I used my fingernails to dig half moons into my calves, my thighs, one white indentation for each finger, and when the creases faded away I did ten more. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Communists don’t believe in long fingernails. They believe all people should be working people, no one pretending to be better than anyone else.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She sighed and examined her fingernails in the dim light of the fire. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My supply of ideas exhausted, I began to concentrate on the white spots on my fingernails. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And he raised a yellow fingernail and picked at his front teeth, leering at Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Diego whipped a handful of napkins from his back pocket and set to cleaning his hands methodically, scraping the sauce from under his fingernails. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I found very quickly,” she scratched at something with her fingernail as she spoke, “I found there was nothing much to find.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can even register my own movements, I’m on my knees, phone light aimed at the ceiling, trying to get my fingernails under the loose floorboard. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I knew I’d be dead meat if the lid fell off, so 1 dug my fingernails into the wooden slats to keep it in place. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She peeled some off with a fingernail and put it in her mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh and I have to show you this new fingernail polish.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dirt in his fingernails, Salim or not Salim. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I lounged against the wall and checked my fingernails. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She scratches the back of her neck, leaving little red lines on her skin from her fingernails. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I felt his ragged fingernails scratch across my skin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He looked to make sure, opening the doors gingerly with his fingernails so that he would leave no signs of his prying in the dust. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z |
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