stereotype
Example Sentences
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“We said, ‘Let’s push back against that stereotype as much as possible.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“I would actively do everything in my power to go against every classic stereotype of what an Indian person is,” Buttar said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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
He didn’t want to send “all brothers” to Comstock—it would conform too much to the upstate stereotype of Sing Sing.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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