imitation
Example Sentences
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But this side currently look a pale imitation of the team who won the Carabao Cup at Wembley last season.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Engineers at Northwestern University have created printed artificial neurons that go beyond imitation and can directly interact with real brain cells.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
There was a sandwich shop built in an ersatz Alamo and imitation of San Antonio’s Riverwalk with a Mexican restaurant that offered both classic and frozen margaritas.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
“You’ve seen that a lot of our competitors have strategies now that are slightly similar to what we do, and I think imitation is the highest form of flattery,” said Lake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
But she had not been there two minutes when she found that Harriet’s habits of dependence and imitation were bringing her up too, and that, in short, they would both be soon after her.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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