typify
verb (used with object)
to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
has typified
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present perfectof typify (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the much-improved centre-back has typified the journey Arsenal have gone on since that bruising night on Tyneside.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
The siesta has typified Spanish life for decades, although it is less common among many urban Spaniards today.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
This kind of solar project has typified development in the Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
A third race that has typified the electoral confusion: Republican Dana Rohrabacher attracted a party challenger, former Orange County GOP chairman Scott Baugh.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2018
Polish patriotism occupies a category apart from that of other European peoples, and M. Dmowski has typified it with rare fidelity and completeness.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon
