6 sentences with 'imitate'
Example sentences and phrases with the word imitate and other words derived from it.
• « Ignoring the animal's stench, Guiler brings his face close to it and begins to imitate its voices. »
• « Much of the Renaissance began as an attempt to imitate or copy Greek and Roman art and scholarship (correspondence in classical Latin, for example), but over the decades the leading thinkers of the Renaissance embarked on new paths of their own, still inspired by the classics, but also seeking to be creators in their own right. »
• « These patterns also affected monasticism. The idea behind monastic orders had been to imitate the life of Christ, but by the early modern period, many monasteries (especially urban ones) had successful industries, and monks often lived in relative luxury compared to city dwellers. »
• « Almost everywhere else in Europe, other monarchies tried to imitate both the style and substance of Louis XIV's court and style of government. »
• « According to studies of human behaviour, you will find it easier to convince someone of your point of view if you sit in an "open" posture; that is, with your elbows away from your body and your legs apart, rather than with your elbows against your torso and your knees together. It will be even more convincing if you look the other person straight in the eye and imitate their posture. »
• « The word "ideal" is applied to those very perfect things that we would like to imitate or possess. Thus we have heard of "an ideal place" to play, to study, to rest; we also say that So-and-so is "an ideal friend" because he is a good, faithful, attentive and helpful companion. »