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