typical
adjective
typ·i·cal
ˈti-pi-kəl 
1
a
: combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group
typical suburban houses
b
: conforming to a type
a specimen typical of the species
2
: constituting or having the nature of a type : symbolic
Examples of typical in a Sentence
It was his typical response.
It was a typical Saturday night for us.
We wanted him to have the typical college experience of living on campus.
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An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.
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Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Not exactly your typical Sunday brunch.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Even the White House Historical Association, with a caution that has become typical of this dark time, confines itself to stating that it has been allowed to make a digital record of what’s being destroyed—as though that were a defense, rather than an epitaph.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
But Friday night’s game didn’t provide a typical setting, with attendance of 18,029 in a 30,000-seat stadium.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
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Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Not exactly your typical Sunday brunch.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Even the White House Historical Association, with a caution that has become typical of this dark time, confines itself to stating that it has been allowed to make a digital record of what’s being destroyed—as though that were a defense, rather than an epitaph.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
But Friday night’s game didn’t provide a typical setting, with attendance of 18,029 in a 30,000-seat stadium.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for typical
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“Typical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typical. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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typical
adjective
typ·i·cal
ˈtip-i-kəl
: combining or showing the special characteristics of a group or kind
a typical school lunch
typically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
Medical Definition
typical
adjective
typ·i·cal
ˈtip-i-kəl
: conforming to a type
a typical specimen
typical symptoms of a disease
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