Example Sentences

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As it happens with even the best storytellers, Questlove unfortunately — and one hopes unwittingly — at times plagiarizes his own work.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021

It's not even a crime, I suppose, to release a derivative sitcom that plagiarizes from your own past work.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2020

After the claim made by the Raisens, CeCe Peniston wrote on Instagram that “Truth Hurts” plagiarizes her classic ‘90s hit, “Finally,” calling it “a clear example of #copyrightinfringement.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2019

After the claim made by the Raisens, CeCe Peniston wrote on Instagram that “Truth Hurts” plagiarizes her classic ’90s hit, “Finally,” calling it “a clear example of #copyrightinfringement.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2019

In leaving home, Shylock's French plagiarizes the Jew's speech to Jessica, even down to the doubt the Jew has about leaving his house at all.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various