1.   Every person born female eventually experiences the annoyance of a broken nail, the peculiar agony of a bad haircut.

2.   Her erratic gaze paused briefly on the broken nail she was picking with her other hand.

3.   She began to pick a broken nail on her left foot.

4.   Broken nails are easy to fix.

5.   Mrs. Lee had a bloody broken nail but declined treatment, the deputy said.