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

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 • Oct. 19, 2023

I mentioned that Clément was a dead ringer for Hansen-Love’s current partner, the filmmaker Laurent Perreau, and Poupaud agreed.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

"Delly Cartwright. That's who it is. I kept thinking she looked familiar as well. Then I realized she's a dead ringer for Delly."

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins