pigeon-holed
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His reputation as a right fielder — which admittedly isn’t Betts’ favorite position, but the one where he’s flourished as a six-time Gold Glover — kept him pigeon-holed to that spot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023
He’s well aware he has the frame of a slot receiver but refuses to be pigeon-holed.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021
Spence’s fight are not pigeon-holed into one particular area.
From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2020
The Hertfordshire singer found himself pigeon-holed as a protest singer after his first album arrived in 2017, crammed full of lyrics about transgender suicide, xenophobic media reporting, and corruption in FIFA.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2020
Every bill is referred to a committee; it is given a public hearing, is reported upon and action taken, one way or another; not one bill is pigeon-holed.
From Anti-Suffrage Essays by Various