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• That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.From the entry less
• The high proportions of Asian students at prestigious universities feed into the stereotype of Asians putting a high value on education.From the entry feed into
• The typical stereotype of a school of piranhas is that they might leave a skeletonized cow or person in their wake.From the entry skeletonized
• The way Green practices witchcraft defies stereotypes of broomstick-wielding, cauldron-toting, pointy-hatted witches.2024 October 26, Scottie Andrew, “Witches walk among us — but they’re not like the fictional ones you grew up with”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry pagan
• They often create TikToks joking they hate the stereotype and then share their golden retriever boyfriend.2021 December 14, Lydia Venn, “So what is a golden retriever boyfriend? And how do I know if I’m dating one?”, in The Tab. From the entry golden retriever boyfriend
• In our ragbag of stereotypes, ostriches have thus become the quintessential dim-witted animals.2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody's fool”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National…. From the entry ragbag
• This causes Cici to hide parts of xir identity to protect from these stereotypes.2019 October 30, Debbie Luxon, “Myth-busting asexuality: Being asexual in Cambridgeshire”, in Cambridgeshire Live. From the entry xir
• After all, they embody petromodernity in almost every way, from their masculinist stereotyping to their fossil-fueled metabolism.2019, Cymene Howe, Ecologics: Wind and Power in the Anthropocene. From the entry petromodernity
• The other stereotype, summoned in his case by the silver bell, is – of course – Jeeves.2018, John Sutherland, The Good Brexiteer’s Guide to English Lit, Reaktion Books, →ISBN. From the entry factota
• The Celtics forward admits to even going along with the stereotype.2015 June 22, Mark Murphy, “NBA Draft: Celtics” Jae Crowder heads up NBA trend for ex-tweeners”, in Boston Herald. From the entry tweener
• But this plays to the stereotype: Tories fighting for leafy areas, hiding from the poorer ones.2014 October 10, Fraser Nelson, “Clacton by-election: The Tories cannot fight for leafy areas and forget the poor”, in The Telegraph…. From the entry leafy
• You said "angry black man." Like my anger only exists in a stereotype.2013 March 15 (first performance), Greg Kalleres, Honky, New York, N.Y.: Dramatists Play Service, published 2014, →ISBN, scene 11, page 31. From the entry condescend
• One of the consequences of this environment is that students rely upon micromanipulation and gender stereotypes.2012, W.W. Cobern, Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Science Education, page 109. From the entry micromanipulation
• The name in itself was obnoxious, not to mention the stereotyping it brought along with it.2012 July 26, Xavier Bennet, “Discrimination is everywhere”, in The Times of India. From the entry Madrasi
• To the man, none of them fit the "clueless" stereotype that is propogated by the leftosphere.2006 March 30, "SteveR" (username), "Re: Rumsfeld - Pre-9/11 Thinking", in tx.politics and other newgroups, Usenet. From the entry leftosphere
• Such taxes may result from stereotyping, conditioning, or imposed social roles.2002, Elena Hannah, Swani Vethamany-Globus, Linda Paul, Women in the Canadian Academic Tundra: Challenging the Chill. From the entry stereotype tax
• Merchants' discrimination on the basis of skin colour is a stereotype tax on Black Nova Scotians.2002, Elena Hannah, Swani Vethamany-Globus, Linda Paul, Women in the Canadian Academic Tundra: Challenging the Chill. From the entry stereotype tax
• Even with the most creative attempts to regender themselves, people cannot always extricate themselves from stereotypes.1998, Kath Weston, Render Me, Gender Me, →ISBN, page 170. From the entry regender
• Time and time again people get mad at us for stereotyping Jews as being greedy.1993, Storm Trooper Steve, quotee, “Turf and Terror: You Ain’t One of Us”, in Susan Goodwillie, editor, Voices from the Future: Our…. From the entry nonmiserly
• "Seeing distinctions and stereotyping are so much a part of our culture."1990, Henry Robinson Luce, Time. From the entry overgenderize
• A stereotype results, and blacks are more likely to be diagnosed and reported as abuse cases.1989, Howard Dubowitz, Eli Newberger, “Pediatrics and Child Abuse”, in Dante Cicchetti, Vicki Carlson, editors, Child Maltreatment: Theory…. From the entry Woozle effect
• When Chicanos think about us at all, they perpetuate the stereotypes.1980, [Juan D.] Bruce-Novoa, “Bernice Zamora”, in Chicano Authors: Inquiry by Interview, Austin, Tex.; London: University of Texas Press…. From the entry sultry
• The attempt at diversity fell woefully short of dispelling straight stereotypes of us.1979 December 29, Cindy Stein, “Queers in America's Living Rooms”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 23, page 10. From the entry woefully
• A big stereotype on TikTok right now is bi women suggesting they are particularly attracted to golden retriever men.2021 December 14, Lydia Venn, “So what is a golden retriever boyfriend? And how do I know if I’m dating one?”, in The Tab. From the entry golden retriever boyfriend
• Via my immigrant supershero, I retaliate against labels of exotic, submissive, or compliant women, stereotypes we encounter as South Asian Americans.2019, Women and Migration - Responses in Art and History, page 331. From the entry supershero
• Schlossberg’s rant angered activists for immigrant rights, who said it reinforced stereotypes that Spanish speakers are not citizens.2018 May 22, Liz Robbins, Maya Salam, “‘I Am Not Racist’: Lawyer Issues Apology One Week After Rant”, in The New York Times, archived from…. From the entry reinforce
• The monograph looks at the stereotypes that comprise pedophilophobia.2018 May 12, Bogdan Tuziak, The Solution of the Pedophilia Problem: The Lowering of the Age of Sexual Consent, Italy: Lulu editore, →ISBN…. From the entry pedophilophobia
• But Comic Relief’s biennial guilt trip perpetuates these stereotypes and fails to move the debate on in a constructive way.2017 March 24, David Lammy, “Africa deserves better from Comic Relief”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry guilt trip
• This is a stereotype we need to reconsider based on the latest demographic shifts we are seeing in and around London.2017 October 12, Ian Warren, “How the Conservatives lost their home counties heartland”, in The Guardian. From the entry home county
• "STEMinism" is necessary in order to overcome the current stereotype that boys are more suited for careers in hard sciences.2017 March 3, Jessica Jen, “STEMinism: a step for gender equality”, in The Smoke Signal, Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, CA, page 3. From the entry STEMinism
• Though familiar, thin and over-reliant on stereotype, a semifeminist “Tony ’n Tina’s Wedding,” it’s ultimately a charming coming-out party (1:00).2015 June 25, “Theater Listings for June 26-July 2”, in New York Times. From the entry semifeminist
• Those stereotypes of you backwoods gun fondlers being incestuous inbreeders didn't come to be on account of me.2013, JohnMcvie, “Re: MSNBC's 'NewsNation' Uses Chicago Gang Violence To Again Push For Gun Control”, in talk.politics.guns (Usenet). From the entry inbreeder
• However, comparative register research shows that the old stereotypes about the stanceless nature of academic writing are to some extent accurate.2012, Ken Hyland, Carmen Sancho Guinda, Stance and Voice in Written Academic Genres, page 24. From the entry stanceless
• However, connoisseurs strive to overcome these stereotypes.2010, Satomi Fukutomi, “Rāmen Connoisseurs: Class, Gender, and the Internet”, in Eric C. Rath, Stephanie Assmann, editors, Japanese…. From the entry rāmen

Meaning of stereotype

1. noun A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
2. noun A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. noun A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.

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Questions about stereotype in a sentence

How do you use stereotype in a sentence?

Stereotype is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “Not all Zumbetonians wear plimsolls. That's just a stereotype.”

What is a short sentence with stereotype?

“to stereotype the Bible”

What does stereotype mean?

Stereotype means a conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).