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How to use merman in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Merman means a legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down. Example: “Many people do not know about mermen, and I did not know about dwarfmaids.”

More sentences with merman

  • Many people do not know about mermen, and I did not know about dwarfmaids.2018, Joseph R. Lallo, The Adventures of Rustle and Eddy, unnumbered page. From the entry dwarfmaid
  • He was a marined, a merman, neither one thing nor the other.2012, Paul Doherty, The Poison Maiden. From the entry marined
  • It’s a great way for merfolk—mermen, merteens, whoever—to connect with the water.2012 July 27, Maria Denardo, “Rockefeller's Center”, in The Daily Dan. From the entry merteen
  • So I soon turned into a merman and Holly turned into a merdog.2010, Steven J. Butler, Jr., The Lost Worlds of Buckstevenson. From the entry merdog
  • Soon Sabrina and the merman reached an enormous palace, nearly five stories high.2007, Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson, The Problem Child. From the entry mermother
  • Step right up and see the merboy, merguy, merman.2012, Zoraida Cordova, The Vicious Deep, Sourcebooks Fire, →ISBN. From the entry merguy
  • She could have married some nice young merman and had some cute little merbabies and lived a long, happy life—"1997, Elizabeth Lane, The Tycoon and the Townie, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry merbaby
  • "I consider myself a reasonable merman," Triton thundered, "but contact between the merworld and the human world is strictly forbidden.1996, Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics: From the Fox and the Hound to the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney Press, →ISBN, page 85. From the entry merworld
  • There are mermaids and mermen everywhere.2013, Missy Fleming, Into the Deep, page 65. From the entry mer
  • Beardy then told me I could turn into a merman and Holly could turn into a merdog (like in an old book I've written).2010, Steven J. Butler, Jr., The Lost Worlds of Buckstevenson. From the entry merdog

Meaning of merman

  1. noun A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

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Questions about merman in a sentence

How do you use merman in a sentence?
Merman is used as a noun. For example: “Many people do not know about mermen, and I did not know about dwarfmaids.”
What is a short sentence with merman?
“There are mermaids and mermen everywhere.”
What does merman mean?
Merman means a legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

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