Below you will find example sentences with "carbon copy". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Carbon Copy in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: copy
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.5 words

Words in this phrase

carbon copy

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • carbon can mean: The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very... Frequent word
  • copy can mean: The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a near carbon copy of the 1× almost a carbon copy of ruturaj 1× almost a carbon copy of the 1× and silly carbon copy of an 1× as a carbon copy chance occurred 1× bcc blind carbon copy from email 1× bcc blind carbon copy to send 1× be a carbon copy of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also weighing in 1× but jones novel 1× first shilji scored 1× for a major 1× for the benefit 1× i gave up 1×

Common sentence endings:

2 0 reverse 1× 5 1 lead 1× a yoga session 1× better written sister 1× entirely alien prototype 1× for him tonight 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

first 3× game 3× instead 2× bcc 2× blind 2× email 2× people 2× seemed 2× down 2× minute 2× ball 2× home 2×

Related phrases

carbon dioxide carbon emissions carbon credits carbon capture carbon footprint carbon monoxide carbon black carbon neutral carbon fiber carbon pricing

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around copy:

copy editor 4× digital copy 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

carbon capture carbon black carabao cup car show car seat car racing

Just after it in the phrase index:

carbon credits carbon dioxide carbon emissions carbon fiber carbon footprint carbon monoxide

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

carbon dioxide carbon emissions carbon credits carbon capture carbon footprint carbon monoxide

Same ending:

digital copy

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "carbon copy" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a near carbon copy of the, almost a carbon copy of ruturaj, first, game and instead stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, carbon credits, copy editor and digital copy, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with carbon copy

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Palpatine’s revival isn’t quite a carbon copy of Legends lore. (12 words)

But Jones' novel is no carbon copy and comes with a fresh, energetic perspective. (14 words)

It's like bcc (blind carbon copy) from email, and each recipient can respond to you individually. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

While Snoopy is known to be a beagle, Bayley’s breed of Mini Sheepadoodle — the result of crossing an Old English Sheepdog with a Miniature Poodle — has resulted in a near carbon copy of the drawn animal, in real life. (40 words)

For the benefit of anyone who didn’t make it along on Saturday but was at our league game at home to the Latics a fortnight earlier, this was pretty much a carbon copy of that 2-0 reverse. (39 words)

This game was almost a carbon copy of the previous singles game, with the Kew player able to set up a break and be able to hold it to win 7 hoops to Lilydale 4 hoops. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The health board used CC (carbon copy) instead of BCC (blind carbon copy) to send an email to 37 people.

Also weighing in was Kari Lake, the failed candidate for Arizona governor whose 2022 campaign often seemed a carbon copy of the Trump playbook, right down to refusing to accept the final results.

First Shilji scored in the 40th minute, her second goal a carbon copy of the first, the only change in the provider of the long ball – Khushi replaced by Thoibisana.

For the benefit of anyone who didn’t make it along on Saturday but was at our league game at home to the Latics a fortnight earlier, this was pretty much a carbon copy of that 2-0 reverse.

I gave up on Fire after they killed Shay and never forgave them for replacing her with this carbon copy.

Instead, Kaitlin was mostly just depicted partying, turning her into a carbon copy of her older, better-written sister.

No prob. A healthy tradition of a thousand years was flushed down the sewer and substituted overnight by an obsequious, demeaning and silly carbon copy of an entirely alien prototype.

Then in the last minute the Saracens won it as a carbon copy chance occurred but this time Goodwin slotted home to get the three points.

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While Snoopy is known to be a beagle, Bayley’s breed of Mini Sheepadoodle — the result of crossing an Old English Sheepdog with a Miniature Poodle — has resulted in a near carbon copy of the drawn animal, in real life.

But as we often remind our students, Maine’s law is far from a carbon copy of its federal forerunner.

For a major part of the innings, Stoinis’ knock was almost a carbon copy of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s.

Palpatine’s revival isn’t quite a carbon copy of Legends lore.

This game was almost a carbon copy of the previous singles game, with the Kew player able to set up a break and be able to hold it to win 7 hoops to Lilydale 4 hoops.

Above all, it’s instantly recognizable as a member of the Tesla family without being a carbon copy of another car.

But Jones' novel is no carbon copy and comes with a fresh, energetic perspective.

It's like bcc (blind carbon copy) from email, and each recipient can respond to you individually.

It was a carbon copy of a successful strike at this same ground last year, and it seemed as though the ball would just not go in for him tonight.

If people are expecting a carbon copy of the original, they’re just not going to get it.

Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri appeared to be a carbon copy of the Dawson’s Creek star after she was spotted with her mother walking back from a yoga session.

She allowed Serena to carbon copy the first set scoreline and dart out to a 5-1 lead.

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