fish tank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fish tank
First recorded in 1880-85
Example Sentences
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Robbie Collin of the Daily Telegraph concurred, his headline describing his experience of the film "like watching £300m of glitter tipped into a fish tank."
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
We’re calm now—calm enough to face the reality that your iPhone is about to look like a digital fish tank, permanently full of water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 2025
He’s settled into his place in the world in a 30 Rock corner office, decorating it accordingly: stained-glass Buddy Holly window, fish tank, family snapshots, photo of himself brushing his teeth with Paul McCartney.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Elsewhere, there’s the charm of Drip & Sip, tucked away in Tukwila, already a neighborhood favorite with its fish tank; in Fremont, work-from-home laptoppers crowd the tables at sleek, minimalist coffee-and-cream-colored Aroom.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
But Cletus and Ob were as enthralled as cats in front of a fish tank, so I just kept them happy by cooking five turkey TV dinners in a row and refilling their RC’s.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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