typecast
Example Sentences
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Faison: For a long time it was very difficult as an actor to do anything else other than comedy, because you could get typecast.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Well, perhaps Federico Dimarco can be typecast as a full-back, or more likely a wing-back, but in Inter boss Cristian Chivu's 3-5-2 this season the Italian has the output of a winger or forward.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
He had a prolific career but struggled with feeling typecast, he told BBC News Igbo back in 2021, which made him turn to content creation as a way to find more freedom.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
“I am up against two things now — AI and ageism. Being typecast is an industrywide issue, but I did hope that wouldn’t be the case with audiobook narration since the voice is so flexible.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Dead tired, I imagined, of the arguments, of the disapproval, and of being typecast.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing typecast
Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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