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

Here she sang it while standing in a glittering mermaid gown that seemed to make it impossible for her to move — some kind of metaphor for the gilded cage of a celebrity romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

It is amusing to see young Reubens in drag as a kid at Halloween, or playing a Cher-inspired mermaid in a video he made while at college.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Every girl wants to be a utopian mermaid!

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray