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That measurement could have massive implications because NFL teams obsess over prototypes, and the prototypical quarterback is taller than Murray. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "Baseball Wants Kyler Murray. But He Wants Football.," 15 Jan. 2019 Engram is a prototypical tight end in the modern game who made a seamless transition to the game as a rookie. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Fantasy Football 2018 Sleepers: Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Eli Manning," 3 July 2018 In every way but one, Mr. Yanez is the prototypical Dreamer. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "Donald Trump’s Dreamer," 4 Feb. 2019 How Obamacare repeal defines the campaign: MacArthur is the prototypical Republican paying the price for the GOP’s plans to roll back preexisting conditions. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "The 2 House Republicans who put it all on the line for Obamacare repeal could lose Tuesday," 5 Nov. 2018 John Carpenter’s stylish 1978 original was the prototypical slasher film, with Michael Myers in his signature white mask terrorizing teenagers as an unknowable, unstoppable force of nature. — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, "The new Halloween is a slasher movie with an actual message," 19 Oct. 2018 The goal of Ava Winery was to identify what was prototypical about, say, a Sauvignon Blanc and identify the factors responsible for those flavors and aromas. — Hannah Goldfield, WSJ, "An Exclusive First Taste of Lab-Made Whiskey," 1 Oct. 2018 This is a prototypical suburban district, and Romney won it by eight, and Clinton won it by seven. — Fox News, "President Trump's influence on crucial midterm elections," 29 Aug. 2018 The prototypical example is, everybody gets $1,000 a month. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Journalist and author Annie Lowrey wants you to understand that universal basic income isn’t crazy," 16 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prototypical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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