stereotype

Example Sentences

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"He kind of just fit a masculine action-star stereotype... I'm pretty much positive none of us could name a movie he'd been in."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defied that stereotype on Sunday by leading her Liberal Democratic Party to a sweeping victory in the lower house of Parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

It was unfair to associate all fans with what happened that day, but it perhaps reinforced a long-held stereotype of what England supporters were like for some.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 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

That was another stereotype I was trying to break—that fashion and sports were mutually exclusive.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad