Sentence examples for attempts to ape from inspiring English sources
His continued attempts to ape Tony Blair in so many policy areas have finally caught up with him.
The song itself finds Lewis in confessional mode, describing how her attempts to ape the opposite sex are restricted by those fundamental societal and anatomical differences.
Joe Orr has a wry giggle at career-minded artists' cliche-ridden Instagram self-promotion, while Kurdwin Ayub unsuccessfully attempts to ape the mock-erotic roleplay of a Miley Cyrus video.
It's a world away from the slick glibness that marks British TV's perpetually ineffective attempts to ape The Daily Show, coming up with a more thoughtful model that offers real insight into serious issues, as well as consistently delivering big laughs.
As for copycats, any attempts to ape your service will ultimately be recognised as just that; companies like that are never a threat and are easy to outrun.
His own art was an enthusiastic attempt to ape Monet.
The show, however, is no pale British attempt to ape an American success.
Guardian editorial What we said: "The show... is no pale British attempt to ape an American success.
And this, along with an attempt to ape Ian Fleming's own xenophobic attitudes, may explain the moments of retro-racism.
Levin's attempt to ape Wallace's caffeinated chatter, to mimic that ferocious power, is unseemly and disastrous — an instance, almost, of a man playing God.
The president attempted to ape the policies of the National Front in the final weeks of his campaign, and it did him no good at all.
