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
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
In 2018, Spectrum agreed a deal with Disney for a Little Mermaid collection inspired by mermaid princess Ariel.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
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
I’m lucky they didn’t turn me into a mermaid.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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