trope
Example Sentences
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Male actors playing female roles were a familiar trope across global theatre, from Europe to Japan and China.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
“Women don’t want to see your fish,” a man reads in one ad, referring to the trope of men showing off fish they’ve caught in dating-app profiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The other three stars of that show fought hard against that trope and typecasting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Magazines, of course, didn’t originate the longstanding trope of a new year as a site of reinvention, clean slates, new leaves.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
“It’s just, all the girls were losing their shit over you guys, and I just. She tossed the shell back into the ocean. “I’m immune to the romantic pirate trope.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
