- present tense form of stereotype (3rd person singular).
- plural of stereotype.
stereotypes
Example Sentences
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While stereotypes focus on tragedy and horror, Rosales reorients our gaze, revealing moments of tenderness and boredom, rest and joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
And in an era where women were forced into gendered stereotypes – housewife, temptress, fallen woman, mixed-up girl – she satirised and sent up those roles, playing them to the hilt while emphasising her strength.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But in the Maghreb, it challenges stereotypes of families tending to be large.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Bobby had been brought up to believe that everyone should be treated according to his actions and his character, not according to stereotypes.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
