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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From the outside, the villa was almost a carbon copy of the Tuscan farmhouse (renovated by Crosby Studios) that graced AD’s October 2025 cover, though with a lot less chrome in the interior.
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
No one can become a carbon copy of a past champion, no matter how hard many try.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Of course, these three chipmakers aren't carbon copies of each other — for example, Intel has a fledgling third-party manufacturing business that's excited investors.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Testimony to its popularity, a carbon copy of the land opened with Universal’s Beijing mega resort in 2021 and was also added to its parks in Hollywood and Osaka in 2016 and 2014 respectively.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
No one can become a carbon copy of a past champion, no matter how hard many try.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Of course, these three chipmakers aren't carbon copies of each other — for example, Intel has a fledgling third-party manufacturing business that's excited investors.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Testimony to its popularity, a carbon copy of the land opened with Universal’s Beijing mega resort in 2021 and was also added to its parks in Hollywood and Osaka in 2016 and 2014 respectively.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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