imitative

Example Sentences

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That was great advice because it was a book that I’d written very much out of imitative aspiration, imitating Joyce and Hemingway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The research also details potential breakthroughs in specific areas, including pump-jet propulsion and internal quieting devices, based on "imitative innovation" of Russian technology.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

That’s not a bad approach; getting arty might just seem imitative, and the noncanonical status of this new chapter allows it not to be too precious about what came before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2022

“It was shown to improve functional hand use, early written communication skills, social skills and comprehension,” Rickson and McFerran wrote, as well as “head posturing, in-seat behavior” and to “increase interactions and imitative behavior.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

I knew it must have been a trick she had taught him, or imitative rodent behavior.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli