This part of a sentence is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate that something or someone is behaving in a way that is typical for them or for a particular group of people. For example, "The cat behaves like a typical feline, always wanting attention when its owner enters the room."
In many ways, Ultron behaves like a typical algorithm: It does exactly what it's told and ignores every other consideration.
For both two component mixtures, the final gel behaves like a typical low molecular weight hydrogel, with the moduli being essentially independent of frequency.
Ethylene oxide behaves like a typical alkylating agent, reacting primarily at N-7 of deoxyguanosine, as shown in Table 1, but also at other positions (Zhao et al., 1999).
With the unambiguous identification of Bh after chemical separation, it is clear that Bh, in the form of a volatile oxychloride compound (presumably BhO3Cl), behaves like a typical member of group VII of the periodic table.
The remaining operating conditions are chosen so that the unforced CSTR exhibits a single stable oscillation; this means that for small forcing amplitudes the system behaves like a typical forced oscillator: its response consists of alternating entrainment and quasi-periodicity.
At high temperatures above the pour point, the waxy crude oil behaves like a typical homogeneous isotropic liquid with Newtonian characteristics.
Players behave like a typical video game soldier in Battlefield Hardline, while surrounded by buildings, shops and houses.
He didn't let his "emotions be part of anything, he said, and tried to behave like a "typical" 20-something.
THERE was a time, before my husband got all of us hooked on watching old episodes of "The Wire," when our block behaved like a typical suburban neighborhood.
I would not say that about Bloomberg now," Professor Brinkley said the other day, "although I still think he does not behave like a typical, ingratiating politician.
Perdita had to pretend to be stupid about mathematics and driving a car; Ariadne had to behave like a typical, vulgar teenager; Cyril had to be a young, unthinking conservative in his political views.
