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
If Santa were skinny and endlessly energetic, he’d be a dead ringer for Scott Wardlaw, president and chief cheerleader of Altadena’s 104-year holiday tradition known as Christmas Tree Lane.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
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
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 • Dec. 31, 2021
But Fish’s dead ringer of a pronouncement and bracelet are the lone fireworks.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
