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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Lindbergh and Parent were carbon copies of each other on the ice, too — the style, the plain white mask, their similar statures — just how Lindbergh envisioned it from an early age.
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But that responsibility doesn’t extend to trying to create a carbon copy of the Draco from the screen.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Of course, the region and its wines aren’t mere carbon copies of Burgundy—and the differences in geology are one reason why.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Momentum is building behind the idea of ‘EU–INC’ – not a carbon copy of the Delaware model, but a fresh, pan-European corporate entity that will set a new global standard for business formation.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But that responsibility doesn’t extend to trying to create a carbon copy of the Draco from the screen.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Of course, the region and its wines aren’t mere carbon copies of Burgundy—and the differences in geology are one reason why.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Momentum is building behind the idea of ‘EU–INC’ – not a carbon copy of the Delaware model, but a fresh, pan-European corporate entity that will set a new global standard for business formation.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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