The phrase "a topical example" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an example that is relevant to current events or issues being discussed.
Example: "In our discussion about climate change, I would like to present a topical example of recent wildfires in California."
Alternatives: "a relevant example" or "a current example".
A topical example is the trouble the government has got into with the introduction of universal credit.
A topical example would be for the EPC to comment on the rationale for academies, including their cost-effectiveness.
A topical example of this surely is the satirical reaction to the prideful notions of the Blitz spirit arising anew in the wake of last month's London bombs.
I am instead using a topical example to point out that the subject line adds nothing in this case, and most cases.
Its idea of nation is not just nostalgic but hostile to diversity, and extols the values of supposed 'simplicity' against the wicked ways of the big city – praising the morality police acting against 'bad hijab' is a topical example.
The broker said: Food testing is a mere 2% of the business, but the UK horsemeat scandal is a topical example of the intense public concern about product integrity.
Markets under-provide public goods and they also do not work well in the presence of externalities, a highly topical example of which is global warming resulting from carbon emissions.
Urban flood risk modelling is a highly topical example of intensive computational processing.
Not only is Earth the only world in the universe known to support life, it's also generous about producing gorgeous spectacles for these lifeforms to enjoy, with total solar eclipses being a particularly topical example.
To take one topical example, the charity Do The Green Thing (a reliably creative and unpredictable group) are publishing a series of posters by a leading artist throughout March, under the heading of "creativity versus climate change".
Take the topical example of probation services.
