IMITATIVE in a Sentence

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107 example sentences for IMITATIVE, such as:

1. She was as imitative as a glass diamond.
2. No man ever yet became great by imitation.
3. The imitation hardly matches up to the original.
4. That's not an original Rembrandt, it's an imitation.
5. His companions were yelping in imitation of coyotes.

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 Meanings and Examples of IMITATIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
imitative
 a.  marked by or given to imitation
 a.  (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
Classic Sentence: (83 in 6 pages)
1  She was as imitative as a glass diamond.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
2  One was marching with an air imitative of some sublime drum major.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
3  He applied his imitative powers to everything, and, like Giotto, when young, he drew on his slate sheep, houses, and trees.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
4  And as for France, that weak imitation of Napoleon is far too busy establishing the French in Mexico to be bothered with us.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  Seeing Gerald's puzzled hurt face, she patted his knee again and managed an imitation of the pert smile he used to love.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
6  Then, you certainly gave a good imitation of it--up till tonight.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
7  Scarlett, when you are forty-five, perhaps you will know what I'm talking about and then perhaps you, too, will be tired of imitation gentry and shoddy manners and cheap emotions.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
8  His companions were yelping in imitation of coyotes.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
9  But she put her arm about his waist, her sleek head by his chest; she tugged at him; she clicked her tongue in imitation of Kennicott's cheerful noises.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  Today, in reeking early August, she wore a man's cap, a skinny fur like a dead cat, a necklace of imitation pearls, a scabrous satin blouse, and a thick cloth skirt hiked up in front.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
11  Erik had been seen in flannels and an imitation panama hat, playing on the abandoned court with Willis Woodford, the clerk in Stowbody's bank.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
12  In a word, whatever may be said, I do not find there a true imitation of nature.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXV
13  Out of a similar sideboard, properly draped with white napery and imitation lace, the Bishop had constructed the altar which decorated his oratory.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
14  They could only place at his disposal a wretched village sacristy, with a few ancient chasubles of threadbare damask adorned with imitation lace.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—CRAVATTE
15  Blachevelle seemed to have been created expressly to carry Favourite's single-bordered, imitation India shawl of Ternaux's manufacture, on his arm on Sundays.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—FOUR AND FOUR
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  His style of public speaking is imitative of the prime minister.
2  Children are seen as learning to write by direct imitation of adult models.
3  Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.
4  No man ever yet became great by imitation.
5  They discussed important issues in imitation of their elders.
6  The imitation hardly matches up to the original.
7  This latest production is a pale imitation of the original.
8  That's not an original Rembrandt, it's an imitation.
9  You talk like an Englishman, DON'T you? It's the worst imitation I ever heard.
10  An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting, distinguishing it from its imitation.
11  One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry.
12  Your childish name calling reminds us all that vulgarity is a weak man's imitation of strength.
13  As he told a story, he often imitated the players, speaking in flawless dialect.
14  Like potato washing, it was soon imitated by other macaques in the troop.
15  I can't imitate him, and so I am not going to try to; but he has really done it pretty good.