Literary notes about typically (AI summary)
In literature, “typically” is used as an adverb to highlight what is common, expected, or characteristic within a given context. It can denote normalcy or a prototypical feature, whether referring to mundane costs as in [1] or emphasizing culturally specific traits such as those perceived as Western in [2] or Turkish in [3]. The term frequently functions to underscore both observable patterns—like the standard performance of computer systems in [4] or the usual color of a type in [5]—and social or behavioral norms, for instance, the habitually English optimism noted in [6] or the generally American nature of a work cited in [7]. In each usage, “typically” guides the reader to understand an attribute or occurrence as reflective of a broader, even if sometimes subtly implied, norm.
- Retrieving it from a local BBS typically costs me around 29 cents.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Typically Western, she thought, that in their second meeting he should act like an old friend.
— from Alcatraz by Max Brand - The small population is typically Turkish, very partial to the smuggling of tobacco, and not untouched by modern ideas.
— from The Passing of the Turkish Empire in Europe by B. Granville (Bernard Granville) Baker - Typically, it is a combination computer, data management software, and large capacity hard disk drive.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Type A was typically pinkish or creamy white in color.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - Why did Dickens at the end of this book give way to that typically English optimism about emigration?
— from Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton - The life of William McKinley was, from his birth to his death, typically American.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
