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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Dan Hurley's parents, Bob and Christine, looked like carbon copies of their son.
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Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
At the 2025 Venice Film Festival Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried wore carbon copy looks from Versace’s then creative director Dario Vitale, offering a would-be sneak peek at the incoming designer’s debut collection.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
But the field itself will not be a carbon copy of where these Class A players hope to eventually play.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Opposite Friends Song Friends don’t have to be carbon copies of each other—or do all the things the other one does in exactly the same way.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
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Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
At the 2025 Venice Film Festival Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried wore carbon copy looks from Versace’s then creative director Dario Vitale, offering a would-be sneak peek at the incoming designer’s debut collection.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
But the field itself will not be a carbon copy of where these Class A players hope to eventually play.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Opposite Friends Song Friends don’t have to be carbon copies of each other—or do all the things the other one does in exactly the same way.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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