dead ringer
Example Sentences
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Roberts said even her mum agreed with people on TikTok that she was a dead ringer for Burnham, with her partner Iona calling her Mandy.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
A weirdo dog lets you “show your individuality,” said Terence Nelson, 38, an influencer marketing strategist in New York whose fuzzy Brussels griffon, Sue, is a dead ringer for an Ewok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The cashier was mum on the “secret sauce,” but that chili mayo is a dead ringer for the popular bang bang sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Sure enough, with glasses, a mustache and his hair tossed as if he’d plugged his finger into a light socket, Wasserman was a dead ringer for Albert Einstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
"Delly Cartwright. That's who it is. I kept thinking she looked familiar as well. Then I realized she's a dead ringer for Delly."
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
