pigeonholed

Example Sentences

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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

The American actor says she is "always" being pigeonholed into a certain role due to her age but she "resists at every turn".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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