How to Use angelfish in a Sentence
angelfish
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Larsson looked like an angelfish in the light, wearing a flowy purple two-piece that bared her midriff, as the tabloids used to say.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Parrotfish, angelfish, and thick shoals of bluestripe snappers colored the reef.
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Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Oct. 2025
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And guests snorkel along reefs coated with purple sea fans, roamed by schools of teal parrotfish, eagle rays, and angelfish.
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Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Pairs of multibar angelfish, with their zebra-like stripes and bright yellow bellies, darted across a field of silvery staghorn coral.
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Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lyra donned her purple-and-pink mask, exclaiming at the colorful angelfish darting between her legs.
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Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Beneath the surface, angelfish shimmer and stingrays glide over kaleidoscopic reefs, while sea fans sway in the gentle current.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of striped angelfish and iridescent parrotfish schooled through the water in rippling clouds, scales flashing.
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Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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Hogfish, clown tang and emperor angelfish were among 300 new residents that made their debut inside the Shedd Aquarium’s $47 million Wild Reef exhibit.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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