stereotype

Example Sentences

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"He kind of just fit a masculine action-star stereotype... I'm pretty much positive none of us could name a movie he'd been in."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

She thinks there is a stereotype of what a prepper looks like, but in reality there is a spectrum.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s not the stereotype on its own that is the problem, he says: “it’s the predicament that matters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Although some have decried Minnesota nice as a myth or a tourism marketing tactic, I can attest that this stereotype has strong roots in reality.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Which was sad, since I knew it was just a stereotype.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram