ersatz

Example Sentences

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The short sequence, created by Seedance -- the AI generation model developed by TikTok's parent company, Bytedance -- shows an ersatz fight between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Tiny chairs dangle on Christmas trees beside ersatz Heinz pickles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It's become an ersatz Versailles with phony gilt tchotkes jammed in every corner and gaudy picture frames crowded together on the walls:

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

I took the L train from Manhattan and found ersatz Cal-Mex the moment I got off at Bedford Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Like a cup of water or rather milk; yes, it’s milk or flour or maybe an egg—or, specifically, their ersatz substitutes.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick