How to Use emulate in a Sentence

emulate

verb
  • She grew up emulating her sports heroes.
  • The laces emulate the look of the ropes used to tie down boats.
    Jonathan Evans, Esquire, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Chubb, a student of the game, has emulated some of the best.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Some of the outside walls are designed to emulate bricks.
    Washington Post, 17 May 2018
  • Her rivals could try to emulate her physique, but most of them choose not to.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 14 July 2015
  • Write these skills and traits down and then write down a list of people who emulate those things.
    Maria Konikov, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • By the way, have white people run out of white people to emulate?
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 28 Oct. 2017
  • The speaker mounts to a cart bar with a very strong magnet that the rest of the industry should emulate.
    Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Is that something the rest of the industry can emulate?
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 29 June 2022
  • Nothing stood still on the ship, but life emulated the motion of the sea.
    Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2018
  • So just trying to emulate that and get me out of the backfield as fast possible.
    Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Those systems then go on to use that to learn how to emulate human creation.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Pearce has long sought to emulate orbital odors not found on Earth.
    Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2020
  • There must be some good work being done out there that others can emulate.
    Al Zdon, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The spirit of self-sacrifice that we are now being asked to emulate is a myth.
    1843, 16 Apr. 2020
  • What are your top tips for someone who wants to emulate Mario’s style?
    Luzanne Otte, ELLE Decor, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The buildings on the grounds were designed to emulate the look and feel of an Italian villa.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 2 June 2021
  • First, a small hint in the cellos emulate a tiny heartbeat barely heard.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The greatest compliment a son can give his father is to emulate him.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2022
  • So is this a route businesses at an earlier stage on the growth curve can emulate?
    Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Evans offers his own life story as a model for would-be clients to emulate.
    Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Whether the Bulls can emulate that Sox team is anyone’s guess.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022
  • State leaders often hold up Dallas as a district the rest of the state can emulate.
    Talia Richman, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Aggressive front fenders emulate the windswept look of dust billowing off the top of the tires at high speed.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Jia Tolentino has the kind of career a lot of writers would love to emulate.
    Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 26 Aug. 2019
  • His ability to remain the same through highs and lows has prompted teammates to emulate him.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2019
  • There can be a strong tendency to emulate your benchmark.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2021
  • There wasn’t a pre-existing blueprint to learn from and emulate.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Amid these dire trends, South Korea has emerged as a sign of hope and a model to emulate.
    Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 17 Mar. 2020
  • All so easy to emulate that there is no room for styling drama this holiday season.
    Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2023

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