mermaid

Example Sentences

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Of course, some of what he exhibited for his patrons had nothing to do with the real world—like his infamous Fiji mermaid, purportedly half monkey, half fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

But it’s also full of colorful songwriting, of Shires doing tarot with a mermaid, wandering New York listening to Billy Joel or catching her now-former partner behaving nonchalantly on a home security camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

Knight wore a crisp red pantsuit with glittering figure-eight earrings, Mills an off-the-shoulder mermaid gown.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Instead, they came dressed in the mermaid outfits Chappell had requested.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

I hope you don’t mind, but I opened it and I claimed the mermaid as my own.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen