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

A graceful mermaid swimming around in an industrial-strength water treatment plant in Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė’s film “Riparia” becomes a perilous siren, luring the unsuspecting to the rocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Her first big screen role was in 1948 as the mermaid Miranda, with her performance in the comedy making her a star in the UK.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

Lionel Messi is so good he could probably nutmeg a mermaid.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander