imitate

Example Sentences

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AI can imitate some of that process, but it cannot truly replicate it.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

In Chipotle’s case, Ells freely admits his muse was taquerías in San Francisco’s Mission District that prepped burritos in the assembly line manner and size his company would soon imitate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The share price reaction is likely due to short-term-focused positioning in the market as investors imitate a narrative that has unfolded in other industries, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The inner core would be massive and concentrated enough to closely imitate the gravity of a black hole.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

But sometimes they cut their hair into such wild patterns that attempting to imitate them, Wood sniffed, "would torture the wits of a curious barber."

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann