The word "typifies" is correct and usable in written English
It is generally used to describe a person or thing that is seen as a typical example of a certain kind of person or thing. For example, "The Mercedes G-Class typifies luxury and class."
The city's former prison typifies its transformation.
But that approach typifies, in admittedly miniature and not directly related form, much that's wrong with Australian cricket; there's been too much fiddling around with the sight screens, too much outrage over umpiring, and altogether too much tweeting, and too little focus on getting the big things – playing to reverse swing, negotiating DRS, Shane Watson – right.
In this Tribeca typifies film festivals and the city it celebrates.
As the ruling coalition's spoiler-in-chief, she typifies rising regional clout at a time when the centre is weakly led.
In mythology at least, he also typifies an old-school sort of gangster: working class, with a code of honour (at his trial, Mr Bulger strongly contested that he was ever responsible for killing women) and a series of nicknamed henchman.
Without assistance, the digital divide stands to widen and we will all be poorer for it.Sean Maloney Executive vice-president Intel Santa Clara, CaliforniaBusiness methods in JapanSIR – Your leader about poor management in Japan typifies the West's arrogant attitude to the Japanese ("Nothing to lose but their (restaurant) chains", February 7th).
It typifies the changes seen in many western towns that once were sleepy backwaters based on mining or timber.
But investors like certainty, not the murky, jerky decision-making that typifies Romanian politics.They would also like more deregulation, much-promised but seldom delivered.
From August 18th a group of these sub-campaigns will hold daily press conferences.A pro-independence gig in a muggy Edinburgh basement typifies this colourful scene.
In this respect Mr Bundy's case is unusual, although he typifies the sense of entitlement some ranchers have developed.The second reason is that the Feds' opponents are divided among themselves.
The Three Ostriches illustrates the amateurish nature of Czech tourism, while the scene below on the Charles Bridge typifies other drawbacks caused by excessive and haphazard deregulation.
