How to Use mermaid in a Sentence

mermaid

noun
  • Kids can sign up for swim lessons from a mermaid (and wear a tail)!
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
  • The good news is that the new mermaid frappe is the real deal.
    — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 23 Aug. 2017
  • This costume comes with a mermaid tail, a shell top and a red wig.
    — Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2019
  • In the lagoon room, see more mermaids!
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Legend says mermaid sirens lured sailors here.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The focal point floor tiles, which look a bit like a mermaid fin sprung to life.
    — Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Rising like a phoenix from the ashes…or like a mermaid from the sea?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 July 2023
  • Ethereal mermaid vibes are here to save the day.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • Clutched in her hand is a mermaid Barbie with a long fin, which lights up.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
  • This Ariel has both the long red hair and shimmery mermaid tail kids will want.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023
  • Sanchez wore a white strapless dress with a mermaid skirt and train that was trimmed with feathers.
    — Marissa Muller, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Amal stunned in a skintight red mermaid gown, while George looked dapper in a black tux.
    — Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • There will be Halloween mermaids, a pumpkin hunt and a hay maze.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Moore styled her waist-length black hair in soft mermaid waves for the black-and-white photoshoot.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The theme park may be long closed, but glass-bottom boats and the city’s love of mermaid lore remain.
    — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • The singer will have her first acting cameo as a mermaid Barbie in the film.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Each of the mermaids comes with a removable fabric top and has a poseable tail with fins.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 5 June 2023
  • Your kids will unleash their inner mermaid in the swim-through grotto at the pool.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 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
  • In a couple of the snaps, Nash, 35, is seen dressed as a mermaid.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 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
  • The number had a bit of subtle sparkle, as well as a mermaid-style skirt, which trailed out behind her.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The swirl of a mermaid’s tail — part of the restaurant’s logo — flowed from the tip of her paintbrush.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Miss Manners does not need to dwell on the mental picture of a mermaid in a barn.
    — Miss Manners, star-telegram.com, 2 May 2017
  • One day, a mermaid named Aycayia is caught in the net of a fisherman.
    — Jessica Pressman, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Last month, the wife of singer John Legend ditched her long mermaid waves for a sleek blunt bob.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And mermaid hair is exactly what Capri gave the Younger star.
    — Audrey Noble, Allure, 24 Jan. 2020

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