typify

What better show to typify that era of relative calm than what the characters on “Seinfeld” described as a show about nothing?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

In the last month, the Irvine City Council has focused on the mundane, everyday decisions that typify local government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

On the second series, Smith tripped over Charbonnet’s foot as he dropped back to pass and was touched down at the 1-yard-line, a play that seemed to typify the Seahawks’ ineptness in the first half.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

Wales' shirt numbers were falling off to confuse matters and typify the frantic opening exchanges.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023

Centeotl was the goddess of sustenance, and was often represented as a many-uddered frog, to typify the food-yielding soil.

From The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru by Spence, Lewis

Whether Mr. Vance’s error arose from laziness or dishonesty or something else, I don’t know, but alas it typifies the low regard he has for people who profess views he dislikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

That idea of connection across the community, and across generations, is something which typifies the essence of Morecambe's supporter base.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

Lasagna typifies a certain familiarity and reliability, comfortably ensconced in the Italian-American repertoire but also something that feels universal enough, straddling the line between pasta and casserole.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 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

They also suggest that the disinflation earlier this year may have been another of the false dawns that have typified recent Fed performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Few typified that effort quite like the fearless Lewis Hall.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

The government will hope to draw a line under a tumultuous 2025, with what they hope is an investment boom typified by recent announcements on Heathrow and on a new northern train line.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

Now forgotten, Dillon, Read & Co. typified the Wall Street of roll-top desks and patrician dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

The image of her riding that bicycle typified her whole existence to me.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

The work was unveiled in 1920 in a ceremony that lauded Otis for typifying “the ideal which first brought men and women to America.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

But typifying how the Seahawks just seemed off their game was Seattle’s offensive play on a third-and-5 from the Raiders’ 49.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

Before expending the effort typifying one's love language, it is worth inquiring: is the concept is actually psychologically meaningful, or just another batch of pop psychology B.S.?

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2021

The jeans are described on Nordstrom's website as typifying "rugged, Americana workwear" and "hard-working action".

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2017

She was bending slightly forward, her whole attitude an unconscious typifying of expectancy; her hands were lightly clasped in her lap, and again the hazel of her eyes was darkened by their dilated pupils.

From The Gambler A Novel by Thurston, Katherine Cecil