How to Use identical in a Sentence

identical

adjective
  • The results were identical to those of the first test.
  • The boxes were identical in shape.
  • We visited the identical place we stopped at last year.
  • They were wearing identical coats.
  • They drove virtually identical cars.
  • But in the miniature-queen ants, the two copies were identical.
    — Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2023
  • But the dire wolf’s genome is still almost identical to that of the gray wolf.
    — Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Next, use the track saw to produce two pairs of identical pieces, the ends of the box and the top and bottom.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The identical rubric is found on payment pages for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The color of the vial caps of some of the new booster shots is identical to those of older shots.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The socks are identical to the pair he was laid to rest in at his College Station grave site in 2018.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 13 May 2022
  • The clip shows Lili wearing a gray beanie with two small pom-poms, identical to a hat Archie wore back in 2019.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The other group was placed in a cage identical in size but without any of those items.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Side button side-eye The Charge 6 looks nearly identical to the Charge 5.
    — Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Sky News and Torrent Freak were able to do the same and found identical results.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • And only one set is identical, which helps in telling them apart.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2023
  • The side panels are indented like the Lyriq, and the front and rear lights are almost identical as well.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Tests revealed the cloning, with the DNA to all 10 spread-out samples proving to be identical.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
  • The House version and Senate version of the bills are identical, Chang added.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The new j7 looks just like the old j7 with a camera in the front, a big dust bin in the back, and a bottom layout that is almost identical to the old bot.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The phone itself seems nearly identical to the Fusion that launched in 2024.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Susac’s solo shot over the bullpen in left in the third was almost identical to his subsequent dinger in the ninth.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022
  • The views of white and Latino Catholics are almost identical.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
  • The teams’ goals numbers are identical: 3.9 scored per game, tied for third-best in the nation, and 2.6 allowed.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The content on the always-on display will be identical to the current Lock Screen.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022
  • That’s close to identical compared to the first film which has an 84% with a 73% audience score.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Of course, while the estates are adjacent, that doesn’t make the land identical.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
  • No two works are identical, and no two dots in a single painting are the same color.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Since its inception roughly 50 years ago, the recipe remains nearly identical and closely guarded.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • The creator replaced it with a nearly identical bronze statue shortly after, but moved its location to private property nearby and attached it to concrete and metal rods.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025

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