Though they admired the originals, great imitators pushed the art forward by refining what came before.

The choir practiced the imitative harmonies until every entrance was perfectly aligned.

When she copied his design, he smiled and said, 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,' because he felt honored by the recognition.

When the parade's costumes matched the film's designs, we couldn't help but think that life imitates art.

When she watched the film, she couldn't help but think that art imitates life, since the protagonist's struggles mirrored her own.

The composer imitationally echoed the opening motif throughout the symphony to create a sense of unity.

Many critics dismissed his early paintings as imitationism rather than true innovation, arguing that he merely copied the techniques of his predecessors.

Although critics dismissed him as an imitationist, his reinterpretations brought new life to the old masters' techniques.

The imitationists in the art collective studied classical techniques to reproduce the master's brushwork.