mimicking

Example Sentences

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“That first record was undeniable. I didn’t want to like it because that ‘Doot-doot-doot…,’” he sings, mimicking the hook of Third Eye Blind’s once-inescapable “Semi-Charmed Life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Watch football at any level and you will see coaches and players, young and old, mimicking what Guardiola has brought to the game.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Denka, the 23-year-old founder, who recently moved from San Francisco to New York, is unconvinced that mimicking billionaires’ glow-ups will move the needle for early-stage founders and their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Stewart also pointed to new forms of identity theft where criminals create synthetic identities and social-media accounts mimicking the behaviors of real people.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“Don’t worry about it,” I said, mimicking her tone.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben