- present tense form of stereotype (3rd person singular).
- plural of stereotype.
stereotypes
Example Sentences
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What’s it like being able to impart some of the truth about Iranian culture in ways that can dismantle stereotypes that have been fed to Americans or what we see on the news?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Elsewhere representations of women cleave to gender stereotypes focusing on their roles in home and their clothing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
While stereotypes focus on tragedy and horror, Rosales reorients our gaze, revealing moments of tenderness and boredom, rest and joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Many Jews, Ms. Horn explains, have felt pressured to make non-Jews comfortable about their presence “through self-deprecating and ultimately humiliating public displays in popular culture,” which often play up stereotypes in Jewish humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In fact, the preferences expressed by online daters fit snugly with the most common stereotypes about men and women.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
