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

She thinks there is a stereotype of what a prepper looks like, but in reality there is a spectrum.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

This is an “identity contingency” that plays out “whenever we’re in a situation where a bad stereotype about one of our own identities could be applied to us,” potentially becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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

If maybe, just maybe, I’d been so determined not to be stereotyped that I’d begun to stereotype everyone around me.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi