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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Still, the market behavior to date – as dizzying and against-consensus has it’s been – has not deviated enough from a typical setback in a post-election growth scare to insist that the rules for assessing this market’s prospects have changed definitively with the leadership the White House.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
Hamilton is not the first driver to attempt to fulfill a childhood dream by ending his racing career in typical midlife crisis style — in his 40s with a brand new Ferrari and a second family.
—Olivia Hicks, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
The average cost of full coverage in the U.S. is now $2,638 per year, meaning the typical household spends 3.39% of its income on insurance for just one car.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2025
Idaho’s middle class was right around the national median, with the state’s typical household income ranking No. 24 in the country.
—Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Typical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typical. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
Kids Definition
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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