imitated

Example Sentences

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Life imitated art for Cyrus, who became a global pop star off the back of the show's success.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Life imitated art when, in 2019, Van Der Beek fulfilled the prophecy foretold by a “Don’t Trust the B—” storyline and became a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps it is because he treated the Shingle Style not as a historic revival, whose forms he faithfully imitated, but as a living language.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Although examples exist in the United States, the architectural design originated in ancient Rome and was broadly imitated in later European monuments.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Hodza imitated an owl and the little boys screamed.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer