- imitate
- 01. My friend can [imitate] the teacher's voice so well that if you don't see him when he's doing it, you think it is her.02. There is an expression that says that [imitation] is the sincerest form of flattery.03. Francois de La Rouchefoucauld once remarked that there is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand [imitations].04. The children were teasing the new student by [imitating] his foreign accent.05. A California roll is a kind of sushi with avocado, cucumber and [imitation] crab in it.06. The young child was [imitating] the wrestlers on television when he accidentally broke his friend's arm.07. Studies show that children are especially likely to [imitate] adult models who are warm, nurturing, and powerful.08. My dad can [imitate] the calls of about 30 different kinds of birds.09. Marcus Aurelius stated that no form of Nature is inferior to Art, for the arts merely [imitate] natural forms.10. Salvador Dali once suggested that those who do not want to [imitate] anything, produce nothing.11. Eric Hoffer has observed that when people are free to do as they please, they usually [imitate] each other.12. The earliest known glass makers worked in Mesopotamia as far back as 2500 B.C., crafting beads and other small objects to [imitate] precious stones.13. In Bahrain, games for female children are said to often consist of [imitating] the daily activities of their mothers.14. People have a natural tendency to [imitate] or model the behavior of significant figures in their lives.15. Studies show that newborn babies [imitate] the facial expressions of their parents.16. During the Renaissance, authors became more concerned with the sound of their verses, which composers then tried to [imitate].
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.