Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

typifies

  • present tense form of typify (3rd person singular).

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

These compromises create the dead-stick handling, latency and hysteresis that typifies your average two-box people mover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

I am just the biggest fan of Unai Emery - he is an amazing coach and he typifies all that is great about the game.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Is there a particular dish from either restaurant that you think best typifies your current culinary approach and ethos?

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024

But if McDavid, arguably the best player in the NHL, typifies the skill and grace with which the high-flying Oilers play, then Lizotte represents the blue-collar, lunch-bucket approach that defines the Kings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Perhaps nothing better typifies the strange and often accidental nature of chemical science in its early days than a discovery made by a German named Hennig Brand in 1675.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson