How to Use impersonator in a Sentence

impersonator

noun
  • In the second clip, the impersonator pushes Long off a ledge.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Yes, that was Jim Carrey and not a clone, body double or impersonator.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Many impersonators use details like your hometown, job or relatives to build trust.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Colleen Hoover, a frequent target of impersonators, told me these scams are more out of control than ever.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Tight control over who can join helps prevent impersonators from slipping in unnoticed.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • They were married by an Elvis Presley impersonator.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
  • And that's before counting the impersonators.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • One of the night’s stranger guests was Fabio Declares, a famed Michael Jackson impersonator.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
  • In the good old days, only a few extremely skilled vocal impersonators could fake anyone’s voice enough to fool people familiar with the real thing.
    — New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
  • There’s an Asian Elvis impersonator, a kid sporting a fake beard, a nurse with mime makeup, and even a few interpretive dancers thrown into the mix.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One impersonator emerged above them all, se parecía tanto a Bad Bunny that the cheers made the decision unmistakable.
    — Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Then, the Carey impersonator suddenly appears behind her.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Next up is Kenya Pleaser, who is a total ball of energy who began her career as a Lizzo impersonator.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The rash of impersonator incidents comes as Democratic lawmakers push back against the masking practice.
    — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The estate said Coca-Cola did not approach them for permission about the Cash impersonator.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
  • From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Now that the King has been dead for nearly 50 years, the impersonators have become more iconic in Vegas than the actual person.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Many impersonators use public details like your hometown, workplace or family connections to build fake profiles that seem trustworthy.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In the rollout for the record, Joji attempted to de-center himself by using an impersonator in music videos and promotional spots.
    — Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The State Bar of Texas has posted a public warning on its webpage about Carrillo impersonators.
    — Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • It’s been a long time coming for the 33-year-old, who began writing songs as a teenager and landing gigs on the side as — of all things — a Hannah Montana impersonator.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike impersonators, who pretend to be Elvis and sometimes present a characterized version of the king, tribute artists strive for authenticity.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • To be fair, enlisting an impersonator to attend an awards show in their place certainly feels like the kind of high-concept goof someone like Carrey — who doesn’t make a ton of public appearances — might do.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Jokes about her standing within the LGBTQ community, and the countless drag impersonators who take up her likeness.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Dressed in a black leather outfit complete with strings and all, Brandon Miller chose different attire than the traditional garb typically adorned by other impersonators.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The appearance and actions of his impersonator at the tournament which concluded in January this year are intertwined with the psyche of Congolese people.
    — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • This situation is tailor-made for the Oregon signal caller to complete the final step in becoming a true Patrick Mahomes impersonator.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Few people would consider a career as a regional, impersonator-style vocalist to be worthwhile; even fewer would, having attained such a career, try to make themselves into something more than a novelty act.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In Oregon, a natural gas company published guidance last month on how customers could identify their employees after reports of federal impersonators.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026

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