emulate

Example Sentences

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Meghan Kobza’s “The Masquerade” unmasks the festivities of 18th-century London, where the commercial “middling sort” acquired the numbers and money to emulate the private entertainments of kings and aristocrats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Or at least they’re trying to, courtesy of the influencers who emulate a similar aura across their social media platforms.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Since last season, when he changed his windup to briefly emulate Koufax’s arms going above his head, he has a 12-3 record.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

They could emulate Tottenham by winning the competition and finishing in the bottom half of the table.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Even Boughton, though, whose fairy opera The Immortal Hour opened at Glastonbury twenty-two days after the British Empire declared war on Germany in August 1914, didn’t emulate Wagner’s musical style.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall