aping

Example Sentences

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At the risk of aping Tampa Bay hockey fans and chanting “USA! USA!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The plan is to craft something “safe and fun” that will “bring joy” to its users, especially “women and gay people,” at a time when other social media executives are aping norms of reactionary ultramasculinity.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2025

And so European footwear pivoted into the wide, box-toed shoes - and obviously, the public responded by aping the regal style with a flourish.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Even so, it's not getting any real Oscar buzz, despite Jim Parsons' aping Shirley MacLaine in "Terms of Endearment."

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

Above their heads, the double-barrel-vaulted ceiling was painted deep blue, with golden stars aping the real heavens just beyond.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz