How to Use typically in a Sentence

typically

adverb
  • The tours typically take place at noon on the first Friday of each month.
    Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The couple typically spends half the year at their home in Snowmass, and half the year in the Hamptons.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Be strategic about the time of day The hottest time of day is typically around 3 p.m., though the sun is highest in the sky around noon.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • The music speeds up and typically uses a tablah (a type of drum).
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The high court typically issues its decisions for the term by the end of June.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The cast of the original series has typically been in their 20s and 30s.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 17 July 2023
  • Bedbug bites typically cause a red, itchy spot on the skin.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • This typically includes surgery to remove the uterus and ovaries.
    Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The watch is typically issued at least 24 to 36 hours in advance.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The only drug sold on site is the caffeine in the coffee and the tea, and visitors typically remain sober.
    Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Episodes typically run about two hours, with some stretching on for more than four.
    Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media and Curtis Gilbert, American Public Media, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • Other artists don’t typically go to these lengths for their vinyls.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
  • And the price tag for all of that talent to shill for a brand — which typically amounts to a day or two’s work for these stars — can get as high as $10 million to $15 million.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • All that stuff at which machines typically draw a blank.
    WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Ships typically go from port to port, spending anywhere from six to eight hours in each, before moving on to the next.
    USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The life line typically curves down and starts between your pointer finger and thumb.
    Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Much of the South has equal odds of being cloudy or clear, while parts of Texas are typically more likely to have minimal cloud cover on the date.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Suicide deaths by children and teens, which typically involve a firearm kept in the home, have increased sixty-six per cent in the past decade.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For patients with Crohn’s, it’s typically localized to the lower, right side of the abdomen.
    Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Pit crew members typically range in age from their early 20s to late 50s.
    The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
  • Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41, typically try to keep royal duties to a minimum when their kids are on break.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • While no two El Niño winters are the same, this shift typically brings wetter and cooler weather to the South while the north becomes drier and warmer.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Broker compensation in the U.S. has typically been about 5% to 6% of a home’s sales price, with about half paid to a buyer’s broker.
    Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Snow crabs, also known as Tanner crabs, thrive in the chilly waters of the Bering Sea, which are typically below 35 degrees Fahrenheit on the seafloor.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The hair at the nape of the neck, which is typically shorter, kinkier and considered more difficult to style. cakewalk (n.): 1.
    Today, NBC News, 31 May 2023
  • The entire vetting and placement process through Clyde typically takes between one to two months.
    J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2023
  • That number comes from the cost of meals and transport, neither of which workplaces typically cover.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 25 May 2023
  • But those plans typically restrict coverage of over-the-counter drugs.
    Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Melasma is characterized by patches of discoloration on the face, typically on the forehead, the mid-cheeks, and above the lip.
    Taryn Brooke, Allure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The greens typically called weeds that get ripped out of backyards make a delicious salad and can be a bold garnish — think of purslane, or wood sorrel.
    Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023

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