How to Use doppelgänger in a Sentence

doppelgänger

noun
  • In the story, the character is haunted by a doppelgänger.
  • The cooks are not the only doppelgangers.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The doppelgänger just needs to look the part and learn some basic lingo.
    — Mike Miller, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
  • And are his army of doppelgangers ready to really commit to the bit?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Was it written in the script that he’d be interviewed by a doppelgänger?
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Allen has even dropped by to take photographs with his metal doppelganger.
    — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Then look no further than this Amazon doppelganger tote bag.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And then, authorities link what seems to be a doppelganger of the husband to the case.
    — CBS News, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Delirious Dolly held up her doll doppelganger, eyes wide.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
  • These high-rise bootcut jeans are almost a perfect doppelganger to the ones she is shown wearing above.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Snoopy might be a beagle, but his real-life doppelganger is a mini sheepadoodle.
    — Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Several have even sought to buy their rubber doppelgangers.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Back at the apartment, my doppelganger smoothed her fingers across the chocolate, their wrappers smooth and cool to the touch.
    — Hazlitt, 28 June 2022
  • Speaking of Tonies, his doppelganger Joe finds a second idol.
    — Stephen Fishbach, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The second act drifts into a lukewarm doppelganger arc that rings familiar and drops the stakes.
    — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The idea is to reclaim her space within the industry via a pretty doppelganger.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Stick with the video until the end when Franklin runs onto the field and encounters his doppelganger.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • One of the doppelgangers even chooses the name William as a Riker tribute.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Jon-El sees his doppelganger and tries to take him down while Jordan tries to step in and mediate.
    — Washington Post, 3 May 2022
  • In the photo, Maisie is in total zen mode while getting her face touched up by the Kit doppelganger.
    — Meagan Fredette, Teen Vogue, 22 May 2019
  • Celebs took to Rihanna's comments to express their shock at the singer's doppelganger.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 24 July 2019
  • Starlight makes her peace (begrudgingly) with the fact that Hughie’s spent the last week screwing her doppelganger.
    — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 18 July 2024
  • Here’s a rundown of the film’s key players and their Hollywood doppelgangers.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
  • Not to be outdone by his virtual doppelganger, Reeves himself emerged onstage to cheers amid a cloud of smoke.
    — Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2019
  • On top of being doppelgangers, the other man had the similar-sounding name of Rick.
    — Mary Emily O'Hara, NBC News, 12 June 2017
  • McLain’s staff shared the dessert doppelganger on social media Tuesday.
    — Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Thunberg's doppelganger is one of three children in the photo from 1898.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Nov. 2019
  • This marks the beginning of a surreal journey to Kinshasa to try and find his doppelganger.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But send Iguodala and Livingston doppelgangers to Cleveland and that would work, too.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 15 June 2017

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