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Imitating in a sentence

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Imitating meaning

present participle and gerund of imitate

Using Imitating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of imitate
  • In the example corpus, imitating often appears in combinations such as: imitating the, by imitating, art imitating.

Context around Imitating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Imitating

  • In this selection, "imitating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, art, life, try, art, life and nature stand out and add context to how "imitating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a video imitating observing prayers and about art imitating life we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "imitating" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with imitating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The video has spawned a trend of individuals imitating or reacting to the prank. (14 words)

If you have a wristwatch that can glow or a flashlight, try imitating the pattern of flashes. (17 words)

Ratlabala said Mandela did all these things out of the goodness of his heart and not imitating anyone. (18 words)

DeSantis has been mocked for imitating Trump’s gestures (the accordion hands and the O-shaped thumb/index finger sign) but he’s been just as assiduous in adopting Trump’s moral indecency. (33 words)

The performance finished with a solo piano rendition of Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre”, again demonstrating mind-boggling technical ability as his hands leapt around the piano, imitating an entire orchestra. (31 words)

In a case of life imitating art, the film they are creating explores “the big questions” and prompts the stars to reflect on the crossroads they face in their own lives. (31 words)

So you’ve got these two instruments, the higher-pitched violin and the lower-pitched viola, sometimes in unison, sometimes imitating each other, sometimes in a sort of “Oh yeah? (30 words)

Will you say that it is a lack of full knowledge as a Muslim himself that made Logos Olori make a video imitating observing prayers in it? (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Maniera artists looked to their older contemporary Michelangelo as their principal model; theirs was an art imitating art, rather than an art imitating nature.

After the pandemic led to global lockdowns, the author swiftly found life imitating art as her own day-to-day routine began to uncannily mirror that of her literary creation.

DeSantis has been mocked for imitating Trump’s gestures (the accordion hands and the O-shaped thumb/index finger sign) but he’s been just as assiduous in adopting Trump’s moral indecency.

If you have a wristwatch that can glow or a flashlight, try imitating the pattern of flashes.

Ratlabala said Mandela did all these things out of the goodness of his heart and not imitating anyone.

She’s being charged with imitating a Florida Highway Patrol marked unit in addition to misusing a dealer plate and for driving a vehicle with no registration.

So you’ve got these two instruments, the higher-pitched violin and the lower-pitched viola, sometimes in unison, sometimes imitating each other, sometimes in a sort of “Oh yeah?

That’s important, it’s called ‘innocent until proven guilty,’” Colbert enthusiastically replied, before imitating Norman again: “This guy doesn’t understand the law at all.

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The call for revival was triggered by the bitter experiences of mockeries faced by the Meitei Hindus from the larger Bengal community for imitating the Bengali Hindu ways of life.

The new registry will support telcos in preventing scammers imitating key industry or government brand names such as myGov or toll operator Linkt.

The performance finished with a solo piano rendition of Camille Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre”, again demonstrating mind-boggling technical ability as his hands leapt around the piano, imitating an entire orchestra.

The video has spawned a trend of individuals imitating or reacting to the prank.

Will you say that it is a lack of full knowledge as a Muslim himself that made Logos Olori make a video imitating observing prayers in it?

With our pandemic, we know all to well that life imitated games, and now with this show television we see that film is imitating games.

And when you talk about art imitating life, we touch on a lot of the things that are happening socially.

A short time later, life would be imitating art as CBS, Dushku, and one of her male co-stars were embroiled in their own legal drama.

Freeman wrote on X: "Thank you to my incredible fans for your vigilance and support in calling out the unauthorised use of an A.I. voice imitating me.

Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally.

In a case of life imitating art, the film they are creating explores “the big questions” and prompts the stars to reflect on the crossroads they face in their own lives.

In defense of his comments, Auderer later claimed to have been mocking Seattle lawyers and imitating their lack of care, rather than expressing his own feelings towards the incident.

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Common combinations with imitating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "imitating" in a sentence?
An example: "Maniera artists looked to their older contemporary Michelangelo as their principal model; theirs was an art imitating art, rather than an art imitating nature." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "imitating" from authentic English texts.
What does "imitating" mean?
Imitating means: present participle and gerund of imitate
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