dead ringer

Example Sentences

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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

Tom Hollander is a dead ringer for Capote, while Naomi Watts’ Babe Paley is stunning and tragic.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

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

He warned me I’d get a shock when I met his wife, she was such a dead ringer for Carole Lombard.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger