How to Use copycat in a Sentence

copycat

1 of 2 noun
  • She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.
  • Skip the lines and donut shop prices with our copycat glazed donut recipe.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Skip the lines and the bakery prices with our copycat recipe.
    — Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
  • There's always the risk of a copycat.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Then the copycats come along and create their own version of the same.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • Skip the long bakery lines and whip up a batch of these copycat cookies at home.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Since Jigsaw has been dead for years, there's a copycat on the loose.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The exact message of that tweet spread with copycat versions of the post.
    — Emiliano Tahui Gómez, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
  • And not a copycat, even though copying is the biggest sign of flattery.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The copycats aren't the only ones showing up to pay their respects.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • There's also a spike in the spring, and a wave of copycat threats in the wake of any mass school shooting.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Serve this copycat casserole with a green salad and garlic bread.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This copycat recipe stars crunchy cabbage and carrots in a sweet-yet-tangy dressing.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • In it, the wall-crawler comes face-to-face with a Spider-Man copycat.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • That started many denim trends and many copycat denim bralettes.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
  • After all, would-be copycats are not the only observers.
    — Jonathan Powell, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
  • No one yet knew who had made the copycat Mirai that had attacked Dyn.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Now, the company is asking the courts to step in to prevent copycats.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
  • When app after app is a copycat, or a letdown, user fatigue builds.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Tung Tung Tung Sahur has spawned legions of copycats and spinoffs.
    — New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Thanks to the poached chicken, this copycat recipe just might be even better than the original.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Thanks to the poached chicken, this copycat recipe just might be even better than the original.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • There are so many copycats, especially with this.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But when something succeeds as well as Lee’s campaign did, there will be copycats.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But other states followed Arizona’s lead, with copycat bills in over a dozen.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Dyn was the first major copycat attack, but many others followed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
  • And schools throughout Michigan were facing dozens of copycat threats.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2022
  • Just like in fashion, there is a risk of getting tangled into trend cycles and copycats.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Brauchler notes that Columbine remains a dark touchstone for copycats.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • But there was also the matter of copycat games that weren't run so innocently.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022

copycat

2 of 2 verb
  • Maybe don’t copycat Netflix so much, other streamers.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that’s already unfair.
    — Brian Barrett, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Not to copycat Pittsburgh, but reflect on its incremental success.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 30 July 2021
  • In the aftermath of the attack, some in El Paso feared that copycat anti-Latino shootings would strike the city.
    — Erin Coulehan, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
  • This copycat approach to investing has led to crushing losses for people tantalized by astronomical gains in the past.
    — Gail Marksjarvis, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Besides being the perfect Hallmark movie marathon snack, this flavor adds a holiday spin to copycat milkshakes and alongside favorite desserts.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The Kardashian-Jenners are no strangers to copycat controversy.
    — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 12 Sep. 2018
  • These individual cases, then, could not be attributed to copycat behavior.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • For now, police vans serve as deterrents to copycat assaults until Barcelona installs protective barriers.
    — Jeannette Neumann, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2017
  • So the introduction of Facebook's new cryptocurrency next year—and perhaps copycat efforts down the road—could bolster bitcoin's value.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 21 June 2019
  • Not surprisingly, copycat digital banks are cropping up in Brazil, and the old-line banks are investing more heavily in technology.
    — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Park mentioned the case of the Boston Marathon Bomber, in which social media led to misidentification of suspects, and possibly to copycat cases.
    — Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Soon after premiering, the show faced some backlash regarding its depiction of suicide, with a number of activists and health professionals voicing concerns that the scene may have contributed to copycat suicides among teens.
    — NBC News, 16 July 2019
  • The company responded to copycat complaints by pointing to a common beauty industry practice known as dupes — cheaper, comparable alternatives to more expensive makeup.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 7 Sep. 2019

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