Example Sentences

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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

It's a funny idea that cut scenes in games are aping films and the idea of a film aping the games aping the films.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2010

And I am afraid you are aping Ophelia.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1 by Various

"Society life," answered Leslie, "as it is lived by people of wealth who are aping royalty and the titled classes."

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene