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.
Tom Hollander is a dead ringer for Capote, while Naomi Watts’ Babe Paley is stunning and tragic.
From Salon
And, he wrote, their focus on the specifics of their situations ignored Bruen’s guidance that a historic law does not have to be a “dead ringer” to support a modern one.
From Los Angeles Times
The cashier was mum on the “secret sauce,” but that chili mayo is a dead ringer for the popular bang bang sauce.
From Seattle Times
They are doppelgangers, dead ringers with basset hound eyes a signature feature.
From Los Angeles Times
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