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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The Dutchman operates anywhere across the frontline - a carbon copy of Laurienté - while Ndoye is strictly a wide man.
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David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The man’s chest, neck, face, and head were a carbon copy of a Lenin bust, his bald head shining like white marble.
—Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
Olofsson’s second power-play goal of the game was almost a carbon copy of his first.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Sales were written up on little receipt pads, making a carbon copy.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
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David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
The man’s chest, neck, face, and head were a carbon copy of a Lenin bust, his bald head shining like white marble.
—Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
Olofsson’s second power-play goal of the game was almost a carbon copy of his first.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Sales were written up on little receipt pads, making a carbon copy.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2025
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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