How to Use typical in a Sentence

typical

adjective
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  • It was his typical response.
  • We wanted him to have the typical college experience of living on campus.
  • It was a typical Saturday night for us.
  • The fan has the typical three speeds: low, medium, and high.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The typical chance of a such a storm is around 10 percent.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • That’s the reverse of how typical M&A talks tend to go.
    — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • It was filled with art and textiles and all the trappings of typical town life.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Tobin made sure the crew got the chance to taste some of the props, like a typical 1960s cake that people got to take home.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Vancouver Rat Project found that, in a typical day, the city’s brown rats stay within the length of a city block.
    — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Far from the typical empty gesture, the seed of the idea grew to be the project that would reinvigorate them.
    — Max Pilley, SPIN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • On a typical summer day at Belmont, the swells come at you like smooth knee-high ramps.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But that is typical for Burns, said Matthew Rhys, who stars and has been friends with him for several years.
    — Chris Vognar, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Well, in typical franchise fashion, the answer was, of course, not much.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • In typical Trump fashion, his speech touched on go-to topics for him, such as the 2020 election and his take on where the party should head in the future.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The hint to her new album is typical of Swift, who often leaves breadcrumb trails for fans to follow.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Unlike typical whirlpool tubs, this one doesn’t have to be built into a surround.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The credit ratings firm said the review could take longer than the typical three-month period.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But the invitation was not just the typical letter or email.
    — Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
  • As is typical, no vote total was given for the decision not to take up Finney’s case.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But the Paia location was seeing about a fifth of typical sales, said Jimenez.
    — Julia Wick, Jaweed Kaleem, Christopher Reynolds and Emerson Drewes, Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In typical fashion, Seeling beat the odds and returned for the season opener March 21.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Did your dad have to explain to you that this wasn’t the typical career trajectory?
    — Sarah Jones, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Mims says that while a typical underground coal mine stays at around 60 degrees, the plan is to heat the concrete floors with excess water from the still.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In typical style for the service, the couple wore black with symbolic red poppy pins.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • As the Earth's atmosphere lurches from winter to spring, wild swings of weather are typical across the country.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This is a typical request the defense makes after the government rests.
    — James Fanelli, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • This one has a thicker and higher design than typical rests, and the nonslip bottom keeps it in firmly place.
    — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Their typical time with each employer has been steady since 2016.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Kidman went for subtle glam for the evening, sticking to her typical palette of neutral peachy shades on her eyes, lips and cheeks to keep focus on the dress and her sleek style.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But the large crowd won't be the only thing setting apart this weekend's festivities from a typical hunt.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023

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