Example Sentences

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“Maybe if we make people realize the control they have over their negative secrets, maybe we can see some of the benefits or at least reduce some of the costs of our prototypically negative secrets.”

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

“I’m here to enjoy my life. I am here to respect the journey,” said the actress, looking prototypically regal in athleisure and a ball cap emblazoned with the Jamaican flag.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022

The precise recipe was an evolution, but something that seems very prototypically Belfast is a sense of humor that deals with the gallows, as it were.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2021

While Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine have each offered their own, more prototypically macho takes on Jack Ryan, Alec Baldwin really grasps the essence of the character in The Hunt for Red October.

From The Verge • Aug. 31, 2018

“If Robert Johnson had not existed somebody would’ve had to invent him, Conforth said. “Johnson the icon is just so prototypically American.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2015