- present perfect progressive of imitate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Life has been imitating art online, after TikTokkers started a trend for posting snippets of everyday routines in the style of Wes Anderson.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2023
Seriously, he doubted that athletic art has been imitating life.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2015
It may even be mildly reassuring to learn that the unvarnished Haig still exists, since in television interviews lately, Haig has been imitating Ronald Reagan's low-key, ho-ho evasions of tough questions.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In fact, all through the ages man has been imitating the animals in burrowing through the earth, penetrating the waters, and now, at last, flying through the air.
From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal
Oscar! your brother has been imitating you; your brother has been speaking to me in your voice.
From Poor Miss Finch by Collins, Wilkie