How to Use mermaid in a Sentence

mermaid

noun

• It’s time for the mermaid to come back out of the water.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
• The good news is that the new mermaid frappe is the real deal.
  — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 23 Aug. 2017
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• My favorite of the bunch is Sea Witch, which is a teal that reminds me of a mermaid's tail.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 20 Oct. 2017
• Clutched in her hand is a mermaid Barbie with a long fin, which lights up.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2018
• 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
• 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
• The joy of being a mermaid overflows in those moments, Allen said.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
• As the omen begins to descend onto Karen’s house, the hairs of the mermaids’ arms stand up; their scales twitch in fear.
  — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
• Glittery French manicure was the cherry on top of her mermaid hair and hot chocolate gloss.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
• Johnny gets a kick out of her attempts to replicate what is probably a CGI image of a girl lying on the beach in full mermaid garb.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025