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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That said, the meal itself wasn't a carbon copy of the first two.
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Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
That sort of humility should also come through your hiring, Halligan advised; your team should be full of people who challenge and frustrate you with their differences, rather than carbon copies of yourself.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
That’s because the Yi Dun is more or less a carbon copy of all the other ocean ships in the Viking fleet.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
The Alloclae aesthetic is distinct from that of breast implants and more akin to that of fat, though not a carbon copy.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025
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Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
That sort of humility should also come through your hiring, Halligan advised; your team should be full of people who challenge and frustrate you with their differences, rather than carbon copies of yourself.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
That’s because the Yi Dun is more or less a carbon copy of all the other ocean ships in the Viking fleet.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
The Alloclae aesthetic is distinct from that of breast implants and more akin to that of fat, though not a carbon copy.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carbon copy
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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