- past participle of pigeonhole.
- past tense form of pigeonhole.
pigeonholed
Example Sentences
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British coach Fran Jones - a namesake of the British number four - found herself "pigeonholed" coaching under-14s without being aware of opportunities that existed beyond that level.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Jeff Li felt pigeonholed in his job in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
As a college student, you have more imagination and idealism than a burned-out professional who feels pigeonholed into a particular industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
“You can get pigeonholed really quickly,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Second, developmental sequences are not invariant, so examples pigeonholed under the same stage are inevitably heterogeneous.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
