Nereid

Example Sentences

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She looks like a nereid, guarding the sea behind her, ready to kick away underwater when it rushes in.

From The New Yorker • May 19, 2017

The nereid smiled a sudden sharp-toothed smile and whistled—and from the waves emerged Nighthand and Irian, each riding a hippocamp.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

After she had bestowed her veil, the nereid dove like a gull to windward where a dark waveside closed over her whiteness.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

“We need to go. It may return. Ready?” said the nereid.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The nereid reached out and pulled Mal onto the back of the hippocamp.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell