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
And if you’re really lucky, maybe you’ll find a mermaid.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 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
They were passing through a particularly fine square, with a fountain in the form of a mermaid in the center, when there was a noise overhead, of beating wings, and the sky called Nighthand’s name.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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