- present tense form of stereotype (3rd person singular).
- plural of stereotype.
stereotypes
Example Sentences
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As for Holbrook, he portrays a painfully ordinary U.S. soldier — the kind who impetuously signed up in response to 9/11 — while pushing against reductive stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For those concerned the game might lean into any typical Scottish stereotypes, McKellan told me he wanted it to feel "authentic and natural".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The installation was meant to challenge Muslim stereotypes while making a subversive nod to the bread as a famous French symbol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Elsewhere representations of women cleave to gender stereotypes focusing on their roles in home and their clothing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
They warded off the negative stereotypes that haunted Negroes like shadows, using tough love to protect both the errant individual and the group from her failings.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
