- 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
Elsewhere representations of women cleave to gender stereotypes focusing on their roles in home and their clothing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
"There are different tribes of people in every age group, but when you get older, people start clumping you together with other stereotypes," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Volsche says many a cat-dad defender wrote in arguing that they were perpetuating negative stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
In fact, the preferences expressed by online daters fit snugly with the most common stereotypes about men and women.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
