imitative
Example Sentences
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That was great advice because it was a book that I’d written very much out of imitative aspiration, imitating Joyce and Hemingway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
The research also details potential breakthroughs in specific areas, including pump-jet propulsion and internal quieting devices, based on "imitative innovation" of Russian technology.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
If so, getting your avatar dressed in the morning may feel less like playing paper dolls, and more like a unique form of value-signaling and experimentation; may seem additive, rather than just imitative.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
That’s not a bad approach; getting arty might just seem imitative, and the noncanonical status of this new chapter allows it not to be too precious about what came before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
I knew it must have been a trick she had taught him, or imitative rodent behavior.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
