Words similar to nails

Example sentences for: nails

How can you use “nails” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Apparently man can be cured of drugs, drink, gambling, biting his nails, and picking his nose, but not of making lists.
In 1997, Clinton drove dozens of nails into the coffin: The bill he signed created six different capital-gains rates, two kinds of IRAs, and so on.
The LAT reports that when Keyes criticized McCain for saying he liked Nine Inch Nails, McCain climbed down quickly, saying the band was a "poor choice."
Examples include "rain was slanted and flying down like nails," and "rocks were black beneath stars," and--frightening enough to make you shiver--"windshield wipers dragged across glass."
) But McCain's best sport came when Keyes asked him a lunatic question premised on Keyes' not understanding that McCain was joking when he said he was a big fan of the thrash band Nine Inch Nails.