How to Use typically in a Sentence

typically

adverb
  • The tours typically take place at noon on the first Friday of each month.
    Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The couple typically spends half the year at their home in Snowmass, and half the year in the Hamptons.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Be strategic about the time of day The hottest time of day is typically around 3 p.m., though the sun is highest in the sky around noon.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • Flu is typically less lethal in years when the match between the virus and the vaccine is good.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The music speeds up and typically uses a tablah (a type of drum).
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The high court typically issues its decisions for the term by the end of June.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • The airport typically sees about 1.38 inches of rain by this time of the month.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The cast of the original series has typically been in their 20s and 30s.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 17 July 2023
  • Bedbug bites typically cause a red, itchy spot on the skin.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • And remember: The person who talks the most typically has the best time.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • This typically includes surgery to remove the uterus and ovaries.
    Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The watch is typically issued at least 24 to 36 hours in advance.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The only drug sold on site is the caffeine in the coffee and the tea, and visitors typically remain sober.
    Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Johnson warns that dogs that are typically fine at home may be pushed too far.
    Leanne Italie, ajc, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Episodes typically run about two hours, with some stretching on for more than four.
    Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media and Curtis Gilbert, American Public Media, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • Other artists don’t typically go to these lengths for their vinyls.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The rainfall also came as a surprise during what is typically a dry part of the year.
    Brian Bushard, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • And the price tag for all of that talent to shill for a brand — which typically amounts to a day or two’s work for these stars — can get as high as $10 million to $15 million.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • All that stuff at which machines typically draw a blank.
    WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Ships typically go from port to port, spending anywhere from six to eight hours in each, before moving on to the next.
    USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In response, stocks and bonds, which typically don’t move in the same direction, moved down in tandem in 2022, with both ending the year deep in the red.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The life line typically curves down and starts between your pointer finger and thumb.
    Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Kids would go to a friend's house to play for a few hours and typically enjoyed pizza and cake before heading home.
    Leah Campbell, Parents, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Shareholders are typically the last to be paid back in a bankruptcy, if they get made whole at all.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Much of the South has equal odds of being cloudy or clear, while parts of Texas are typically more likely to have minimal cloud cover on the date.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Suicide deaths by children and teens, which typically involve a firearm kept in the home, have increased sixty-six per cent in the past decade.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For patients with Crohn’s, it’s typically localized to the lower, right side of the abdomen.
    Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • It’s why job search sites typically see a jump in activity at this time of year.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Things started off in a typically slow way The day started out routinely enough, with networks looking to fill time till polls started closing.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Payne reportedly had a recreational drug that is typically made up of MDMA, ketamine and methamphetamine in his system.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024

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