My boss is hard as nails, never showing any sympathy when we make mistakes.

I bought a box of common nails to repair the loose fence boards.

We used sinker nails to secure the deck boards before applying the finish.

The sideshow featured performers lying on beds of nails to amaze the audience.

The farmer hammered the frost nails into the fence before winter set in.

I used finish nails to attach the trim around the new window.

I bought a box of casing nails to install the new door trim.

When he learned about the betrayal, he began to spit nails at everyone in the meeting.

She painted her bright nails before the evening gala.

The carpenter kept a box of clout-nails in the workshop for repairing the barn roof.