- present tense form of stereotype (3rd person singular).
- plural of stereotype.
stereotypes
Example Sentences
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Wiseman says the show has yet to specifically talk about Bram Stoker’s bloodthirsty Count Dracula, but Port says the Halloween episode will discuss the coven’s distaste for vampire stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Elsewhere representations of women cleave to gender stereotypes focusing on their roles in home and their clothing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Our junior year was when we truly started to discredit all of the stereotypes.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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