How to Use fish tank in a Sentence

fish tank

noun
  • Even plants dumped out of fish tanks have been found taking over bodies of water in Idaho.
    — Hannah Smith july 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • And the kids will be impressed by the four-foot-tall, 2,200-gallon koi fish tank in the resort’s lobby.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • There is also a lizard, four hermit crabs, a toothed frog, and a wall-size fish tank that the kids built with their father; its filtration system is based on the workings of a kidney.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Not only would the food in fridges and cabinets fall victim to their nightly raids, they could never be trusted around a gerbil or bird cage—and god forbid there’s a fish tank around.
    — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
  • Dentures, breast milk, an ankle monitor, a 75-gallon fish tank, a brand new mini fridge, and an oxygen tank were among the unique items people have left behind in their Ubers in the last year, according to the report.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • Some of the stranger things found in 2025 included dentures with two teeth, breast milk, 420 donuts, a 75-gallon fish tank, a textured photo with a rhinestone picture of Jesus, 2 pounds of blue raspberry Gushers, and a full kitchen faucet.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 June 2026

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