was aping
- past progressive of ape.
Example Sentences
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McIlroy pushed back Wednesday on the notion that his organization was aping LIV by eliminating cuts from some tournaments.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
One was aping the European version of Disney Plus that has all the Disney content alongside more adult fare like The Bear and The Handmaiden’s Tale.
From The Verge ● Sep. 12, 2022
We deliberately made that video to provoke a conversation and it was aping a lot of videos.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2015
Things I may have otherwise been too self-conscious to include, not wanting this film to ever feel like it was aping earlier works.
From Time ● Jun. 6, 2011
I realized that she was aping my grandmother.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
