typecasting
Example Sentences
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For decades, he tried to wriggle out of that typecasting to play kooks and himbos.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
I haven’t named most of “The Traitors” third-season challengers because there are more than 20 of them, but the game’s psychology relies on typecasting on the part of players and viewers.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
From some of his early TV work — including the “Land of Gorch” sketches on “Saturday Night Live “— he attempted to shake the typecasting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
The typecasting as wallflowers and frumps confused her.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023
But it was different in the 1970s and '80s, when it was tough to get beyond the typecasting.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023