fish tank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fish tank
First recorded in 1880-85
Example Sentences
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They’ve had to enlist friends to take care of their saltwater fish tank back home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
"Chapeltown - it's like a fish tank," Davis said.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
In the corner of the room, boxes and bags stuffed with clothes, towels and blankets that hadn’t been fouled by smoke from the Eaton fire sat next to a fish tank with discolored water.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
As they rounded the rest of the house — bedrooms with dressers secured to the wall, a living room with paintings of sailboats, a fish tank — Hamilton-Royse asked if LyBurtus felt any better.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
Eleanor looked like her mother through a fish tank.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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