English example sentences with "imitation"

What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?
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It is merely an imitation pearl.
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Compare this genuine jewel with that imitation.
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It's incredible that you could write such a well-designed program after just picking up programming by imitation.
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I don't care for imitation.
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On examination the jewel proved to be an imitation.
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He compared the imitation with the original.
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That's an imitation.
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Using a camera appeases the anxiety which the work driven feel about not working when they are on vacation and supposed to be having fun. They have something to do that is like a friendly imitation of work: they can take pictures.
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It has set up a religion of pomp and of revenue in pretended imitation of a person whose life was humility and poverty.
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Tom tried to pass off an imitation for the original.
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Imitation of gestures, actions and manners may or may not be a conscious act.
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They unanimously concluded that he had violated the rules against unfair imitation as well as good business practices under marketing law.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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This is an imitation diamond.
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That's imitation leather.
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Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
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All nature joined in rejoicing at the springtide, and Daphnis and Chloe, young and susceptible as they were, imitated whatever they saw or heard. Hearing the carols of the birds, they sang; at sight of the playful skipping of the lambs they danced; and in imitation of the bees they gathered flowers, some of which they placed in their bosoms, whilst with others they wove chaplets which they carried as offerings to the Nymphs.
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But now their gratitude and joy were extravagant; they sprang about, like young dogs just let loose from their kennels; they piped, they sang; and they wrestled together in imitation of their goats and rams.
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Opposite the door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantelpiece of imitation white marble.
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Imitation crab meat is full of gluten.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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A U.S. start-up has reverse-engineered the coffee bean, producing imitation coffee with the same flavor — but without the time, expense and environmental impact of using beans.
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Tom tried to pass off an imitation as the original.
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Compare this authentic, valuable jewel with the imitation.
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Traditional culture has rebounded as can be seen by the popularity of lezginka — a dance where women float like long-necked swans, and men strut like eagles, wearing swords and imitation cartridge belts.
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It's an imitation.

This is an imitation.

What a perfect imitation!

This film is a pale imitation of the original.

It's healthier to cook with eggplant or mushrooms than imitation meat.

The curtains were made of imitation velvet to achieve a luxurious look on a budget.

Cinema is art, dream, imitation of life.

The critics dismissed the film as an effete imitation of earlier, bolder works.