How to Use mermaid in a Sentence

mermaid

noun
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  • The mermaid-style skirt was draped across her hips as a nod to the low-rise trend.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 Mar. 2023
  • In a couple of the snaps, Nash, 35, is seen dressed as a mermaid.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
  • 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 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
  • Each of the mermaids comes with a removable fabric top and has a poseable tail with fins.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 5 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tiana wears a purple mermaid tail and hangs in his arms while Johnson smiles for the camera.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • Your kids will unleash their inner mermaid in the swim-through grotto at the pool.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • The famous fairy tale follows the journey of a young mermaid who falls in love with a prince and wants to gain a human soul.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Ryan appears to be more likely to fall in love and marry a mermaid than win this game.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Live out all of your mermaid dreams in this flattering dress.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
  • And of course, Ruby’s gorgeous new classmate turns out to be one of these mermaids.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Garcia, who dressed as a black cat, held daughter Birdie, who went as a mermaid.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids who have been battling with the Kraken for eons.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Ariel, the titular mermaid, lives under the sea but longs to be human.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The set consisted of a vintage-like waist-length vest with a matching mermaid skirt.
    — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Last week, Bailey unveiled a new doll based on her turn as the famed red-headed mermaid.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023

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