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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

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

Nonetheless, NEV sales that typify big-ticket spending have mirrored a tepid rebound in consumption after China abruptly ended COVID-19 containment measures late last year.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2023

The lady emitted a sound which might have been meant to typify scorn.

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Richard Marsh

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

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

As typifies a labor of love, the music, not the pay, is the thing.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 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

He typified the Lakers’ adaptability with 32 assists in the last five games of the regular season after averaging 1.7 assists per game since joining the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 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

Her boldness typified that of a woman who was as relentless as she was ambitious from the very beginning of her time as a footballer.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

The thing that most worried him about the Ptolemaic system, typified by the puzzle of the Moon, was the business of equants.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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

“He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 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 Katherine Cecil Thurston