emulative

Example Sentences

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Then came the Erie Canal and the frenzied funding of emulative projects, many of which failed, but the successes redeemed the rest.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2016

His film is a variation on the master's masterpiece, Persona, but it has what Allen's other emulative exercises lacked, namely wit.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same bitter emulative spirit which had impelled him in football drove him to success in his study of the law.

From The Blood of the Conquerors by Fergusson, Harvey

The Charles River between Boston and Charlestown was about as wide at the point where the old ferry crossed as was the Thames at London Bridge, and Americans were emulative of that structure.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse

And the physiognomy of astuteness, as a decorative feature, never ceases to receive the thoughtful attention of men whose serious interest lies in athletic games, races, or other contests of a similar emulative nature.

From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein