Example Sentences

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We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

In the best light, the new strategy imitates Theodore Roosevelt’s effort to take advantage of America’s rising influence and mediate balances of power in East Asia and Europe while dominating North America and the Caribbean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

While AI-generated music is rife online, it's often released under fictitious names, or imitates big stars, but it doesn't normally appear on their official streaming pages.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Drawing inspiration from neuroscience, they have developed an artificial tactile system that imitates the way the human nervous system reacts to touch.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

Herrmann’s orchestra imitates a swing band’s jazzy rhythms and brassy sound.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow