How to Use mimicry in a Sentence

mimicry

noun
  • This too was an act of mimicry.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This too was an act of mimicry.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The themes and styles of this mimicry vary.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But some critters might use vocal mimicry to save their skins.
    — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022
  • But mimicry might be the key to its survival, even without the fangs.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019
  • It is all based on mimicry of how humans exhibit anger.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There are so many other paths to explore beyond mere mimicry.
    — Cade Metz, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The study was the first to find acoustic mimicry between a mammal and an insect.
    — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The area that has been a key development point has been movement mimicry.
    — Josh Wilson, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • Butterfly mimicry evolves faster near the equator.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Only a few in the periphery, such as Japan, got the mimicry right.
    — Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
  • Flower flies, also known as syrphid flies, are one group using such mimicry.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
  • Parrots and several bird species, of course, are masters of mimicry.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
  • But the practices diffused, through mimicry, to the lower orders.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Robbie delivered a thoughtful homage rather than retro mimicry.
    — Vogue, 27 May 2019
  • His near-mimicry becomes a kind of intimacy.
    — Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Evolution, of course, has honed their mimicry skills ruthlessly.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2021
  • The problem with her performance lies in the constricting mimicry she’s been asked to do.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Theron’s portrayal of Kelly is a sleek bit of pitch-perfect mimicry.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Schoenbrun is not going for kicky mimicry here — literalism is not their chief aim.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • More than mimicry, Nas X finds a way to bend the sounds of contemporary rap to his will.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Already, the mimicry is good enough for some—the lonely, the imaginative.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Aesthetic mimicry is the prevailing mode of world-building here.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 May 2024
  • He was known for his flair on the campaign trail, his talent for mimicry, his love of a good party, and his personal style.
    — Elizabeth Angell, Town & Country, 29 June 2018
  • World Cup stadiums and local bars around the globe are filled with this internal mimicry right now.
    — Annie-B Parson, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Stop taking it, and the mimicry stops too, kicking off a fairly predictable chain of changes over the days and weeks that follow.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
  • Stop taking it, and the mimicry stops too, kicking off a fairly predictable chain of changes over the days and weeks that follow.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • Leaf mimicry is an especially clever form of camouflage.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • While this exact ability doesn't play out in the corporate landscape, there's still some mimicry.
    — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The reliever’s mimicry last month, Muncy said, didn’t motivate the lineup in any way.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022

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