Examples of carbon copy in a Sentence
I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.
She's a carbon copy of her mother.
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Creating a carbon copy of the original could attract criticism for being lazy and superfluous whereas straying too far from the source material could alienate fans.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The fresh email wasn't a carbon copy of the first, sent roughly a week ago.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
At 6-4, 190 pounds, the left-handed, 31-year-old Fried is far from a carbon copy of the 6-4, 220-pound, right-handed, 34-year-old Cole.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
Assists against West Ham United and Leicester City were near-carbon copies of each other after a looping ball was put on a plate for Haaland to finish — for yet more back-post goals.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The fresh email wasn't a carbon copy of the first, sent roughly a week ago.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
At 6-4, 190 pounds, the left-handed, 31-year-old Fried is far from a carbon copy of the 6-4, 220-pound, right-handed, 34-year-old Cole.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
Assists against West Ham United and Leicester City were near-carbon copies of each other after a looping ball was put on a plate for Haaland to finish — for yet more back-post goals.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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