emulate

Example Sentences

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Long-maligned communities seek heroes to emulate, to draw hope from, to hang on their walls and share their quotes on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

All hope they can emulate the likes of Anyier Anei, who landed international modelling gigs and recently starred in French film "Coutures".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Many sell courses claiming to teach subscribers how to emulate them.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Most seem to have been aspiring to emulate the musical “Cabaret” rather than the invasion of Poland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

They it is who tend to be always insisting this or that figure is the one to emulate, or repeating what some particular hero is said to have pronounced upon professional matters.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro