imitating
- present participle of imitate.
Example Sentences
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He learned to stop imitating his favorite writers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The second is that a machine can demonstrate intelligence by successfully imitating a human in conversation, an idea that later became known as the Turing test.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The song would only become even more synonymous with the president in 2022, when his hokey dance often done to the classic became so viral that athletes around the world began imitating it.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
He suggested imitating Europe’s generous wage replacement programs and job protections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
She’s imitating the cry of a challenging horse, like western cowboys do to discipline their steeds.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
