dead ringer
Example Sentences
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A weirdo dog lets you “show your individuality,” said Terence Nelson, 38, an influencer marketing strategist in New York whose fuzzy Brussels griffon, Sue, is a dead ringer for an Ewok.
Khrushchev was a dead ringer for the Soviet leader.
From Washington Post
A: It started off as a fairly straightforward U.S.-based bubble and looked like a dead ringer for the 2000 tech bubble.
From Seattle Times
In addition, orbital data from a cubesat that was attached to the third stage of the Long March rocket “are pretty much a dead ringer” to WE0913A, Mr. Gray said.
From New York Times
He's a dead ringer for the actor, and given that role, he could finally put all the energy he expended in these films to good use.
From Salon
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