In 1900, the typical American was a boy, not yet a teenager, named John.

As the 20th century closes, the typical American is a young woman, 25 to 34, named Lisa.

I think like a typical American who can get narcotized by the mass media.

Today two or more people work in most households, and some studies say the typical American is working a greater number of hours, as well.

But the typical American is seeing little of this wealth.

A typical American has a natural and healthy yen to get his immediate job done.

Everyone, or so it seemed, wanted to know about the "typical" Americans of Middletown.

He was, she thought, a typical American: simple, open, straightforward, relaxed.

And while most exercise much more than typical Americans, 60 percent of whom do not exercise at all, few overdo it.

It has been estimated that the typical American will spend an average of 2 years of his/her life reading newspapers.