How to Use mermaid in a Sentence
mermaid
noun-
The mermaid-style skirt was draped across her hips as a nod to the low-rise trend.
— Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 Mar. 2023 -
The girl there paints my eyes with sparkles like a mermaid.
— Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2019 -
In a couple of the snaps, Nash, 35, is seen dressed as a mermaid.
— Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023 -
Kids can sign up for swim lessons from a mermaid (and wear a tail)!
— Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 -
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes…or like a mermaid from the sea?
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 July 2023 -
In fact, the cover — the mermaid with four arms — is the sea of Vallarta.
— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2024 -
The singer will have her first acting cameo as a mermaid Barbie in the film.
— Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 July 2023 -
This costume comes with a mermaid tail, a shell top and a red wig.
— Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2019 -
The swirl of a mermaid’s tail — part of the restaurant’s logo — flowed from the tip of her paintbrush.
— Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2020 -
This Ariel has both the long red hair and shimmery mermaid tail kids will want.
— Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023 -
In the biggest change, Halle Bailey, who is Black, plays Ariel, the mermaid.
— Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 4 June 2023 -
And for some, that’s enough room for doubt that maybe, just maybe, mermaids could be among the great unknowns.
— Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023 -
One day, a mermaid named Aycayia is caught in the net of a fisherman.
— Jessica Pressman, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022 -
Wood grain paint job with a mast sail in the truck bed, a helm wheel attached to the rocket on the roof and a ship’s bow mermaid on the hood.
— Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024 -
Each of the mermaids comes with a removable fabric top and has a poseable tail with fins.
— Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 5 June 2023 -
In the set of photos, Megan’s look is giving e-girl mermaid.
— Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 18 July 2024 -
The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against vain, power-hungry mermaids.
— Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023 -
The sparkling discs are sewn onto skirts in a way that’s reminiscent of a mermaid’s scales, hence the name of the trend.
— Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2022 -
The joy of being a mermaid overflows in those moments, Allen said.
— Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023 -
The mermaid contained in the final jar was Olympic gold-medalist Josephine McKim.
— Steven Thrash, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Ariel, the show’s protagonist, is a mermaid and the youngest daughter of a king.
— Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 29 Aug. 2019 -
Grizelda gets turned into a mermaid, so True goes under the sea to save the day.
— Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020 -
Then Miranda lay on her back with the mermaid on her chest.
— Allegra Goodman, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2022 -
There will be Halloween mermaids, a pumpkin hunt and a hay maze.
— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023 -
And mermaid hair is exactly what Capri gave the Younger star.
— Audrey Noble, Allure, 24 Jan. 2020 -
There were sea monks and mermaids and mermen, not to mention the many species of sea serpents.
— Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The resort is home to five restaurants and bars plus a swimming pool shaped like a mermaid’s tail.
— Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 16 July 2023 -
Elf on the Shelf Turn your elf into a mermaid on the shelf with this slip-on tail — then set them up next to the bathtub or a sink.
— Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022 -
Others are just brilliant feats of glam, like Halsey as a mermaid.
— Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024 -
On the red carpet, Scherzinger first wore a strapless Dolce & Gabbana jacquard gown with a flared mermaid skirt.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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