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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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
Yesterday, after crushing Oregon State 58-6 to wrap up the Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth, the Huskies accepted their accomplishment with a maturity that has typified their unbeaten march over 10 consecutive opponents.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2016
And so God, by this sprinkling, has typified the spiritual sprinkling.
From The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained by E. H. (Ezra Hall) Gillett
