- plural of stereotype.
- present tense form of stereotype (3rd person singular).
stereotypes
Example Sentences
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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
And in an era where women were forced into gendered stereotypes – housewife, temptress, fallen woman, mixed-up girl – she satirised and sent up those roles, playing them to the hilt while emphasising her strength.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
So many of the stereotypes people have about Los Angeles are shared with Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But in the Maghreb, it challenges stereotypes of families tending to be large.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
About twenty to twenty-five years ago, social activists started a campaign to get rid of unfair, negative racial stereotypes.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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