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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

But on this day in early July, with his grown-out mustache and sideburns, Shaw, 53, was a dead ringer for his father in “Jaws.”

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Sure enough, with glasses, a mustache and his hair tossed as if he’d plugged his finger into a light socket, Wasserman was a dead ringer for Albert Einstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

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 • Jul. 18, 2022

Tiny Frank Glassman, with his tightly curled hair, was a dead ringer for Harpo Marx.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand