How to Use typical in a Sentence

typical

adjective
  • 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
  • His typical get: four or five — and that’s in a good week.
    Ovetta Wiggins, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2022
  • That’s the reverse of how typical M&A talks tend to go.
    Kiel Porter, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The city’s typical debt on the venue is around $1.8 million.
    al, 5 Mar. 2022
  • 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 palate is robust, bold, sweet, and spicy, typical of high rye mash bill whiskeys.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Most of the boats in the event were typical kayaks and canoes that can be seen on the rivers but these came with extra bling.
    Hg Biggs, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024
  • That's not typical for a campaign with this kind of cash flow.
    Steve Contorno, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Here's what a typical chest and back day looks like in Filly's gym.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The Yankees did not offer a free suite, which is typical for the club, even for the biggest stars.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The typical formation is four couples in the shape of a square.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Friends called and came by and said the typical condolences.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As is typical in the spring, the number of homes on the market increased in March from the previous month.
    CBS News, 20 Apr. 2022
  • In typical Pastrana fashion, he's just thrilled for the chance to do something fun in a car.
    Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The two stood proud in their black scrubs — a departure from the typical pink scrubs worn in the department.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Aside from the fight being eight two-minute rounds, both the men will wear heavier 14-ounce gloves instead of the typical 10-ounce gloves.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The drink resembles a typical chai, but the topping is where the drink gets its fruity flavor.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • David has been going to the End of the World since as early as 2008, long before dog walkers were typical.
    Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The Spartans are more about the sum than the parts, which is typical of Tom Izzo’s teams but a risky existence at this point in the tournament.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • How does that conversation go when the damage is beyond the typical wear and tear?
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

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