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
“So even if a modern-day regulation is not a dead ringer for historical precursors, it still may be analogous enough to pass constitutional muster.”
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 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
