- a variation of archetypal.
archetypical
Example Sentences
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Boritt, a Hungarian refugee who became an influential historian of two archetypical American subjects—Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War—died on Feb. 2 in Chambersburg, Pa. He was 86.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
With his Buzz Lightyear-like square jaw and clean cut appearance, he comes across as the archetypical heroic astronaut.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
As we enter an era when archetypical public health efforts, such as vaccines and pasteurized milk, are questioned, how we got here matters.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
She is writing a book about archetypical lesbian spaces.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2022
The name he shouted was that of the TV character most synonymous with the archetypical skinny, ineffectual, small-town policeman.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
