stereotype

Example Sentences

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However, it is a chance to bond and see new places - something siblings from Manchester Katie and Harrison, wanted to do, in contrast to the stereotype of bickering brothers and sisters.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

"There is a persistent stereotype about winter fuel costs - you tend to call to mind an older couple or a pensioner couple," he added.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

“People tend to stereotype all things Jewish and what they don’t know about certain holidays with what they think they do,” Summers says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

McCandless didn’t conform particularly well to the bush-casualty stereotype.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer