Sentence examples for a ringer from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a ringer" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a person who is secretly substituted for another, often in a competition or contest, to gain an unfair advantage.
Example: "The team was disqualified when it was discovered that they had used a ringer to compete in the tournament."
Alternatives: "a plant" or "an imposter".

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So I called in a ringer.

That team also has a ringer, George Puccinelli.

I'll bet it's a ringer with grilled wild salmon.

So, naturally, I panicked and got a ringer in.

But ABC may yet have a ringer: "Making the Band".

But the actor was a ringer, a former student of the professor's.

Jesse Williams from ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" portrays Prudhomme and is a ringer for the drag racer.

"It's this," Ms. Gummer said, fingers sliding down the Cleopatra nose, a ringer for Ms. Streep's.

(With her long gray mane Ms. Hunter is a ringer for recent photos of Ms. Campion).

Mr. Achatz himself is a ringer for a red-haired Christian Bale.

Meanwhile Andrew Bynum is now a free agent, if your bowling team needs a ringer.

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