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Stereotype is an English word with synonyms like representation or assort. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stereotype in a sentence

Stereotype | Stereotypes | Stereotyped

Stereotype meaning

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

Synonyms of Stereotype

representation sort out assort sort class classify stamp pigeonhole internal representation mental representation separate

Using Stereotype

  • The main meaning on this page is: A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people). | A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type. | A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
  • Useful related words include: representation, sort out, assort, sort.
  • In the example corpus, stereotype often appears in combinations such as: the stereotype, stereotype of, stereotype that.

Context around Stereotype

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Stereotype

  • In this selection, "stereotype" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gender, main, existing, threat, sentences and left stand out and add context to how "stereotype" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a jewish stereotype rather a and a negative stereotype about them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stereotype" sits close to words such as absorbs, arenas and asda, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stereotype

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Betty in no way conforms to the "dumb blonde" stereotype. (10 words)

He was especially keen to challenge the stereotype of Massive Attack as makers of “coffee table” music. (17 words)

Like many of the best animated movies on Disney+, challenges and subverts the so-called "Disney princess" stereotype. (18 words)

Stereotype threat and minority status main Stereotype threat is the fear that one's behavior will confirm an existing stereotype of a group with which one identifies or by which one is defined; this fear may in turn lead to an impairment of performance. (44 words)

Even the explanation of the play’s creator that his intention was for a “meaningful interaction not with a Jewish stereotype, rather a real living Jew made approachable through a play on a stereotype” left me baffled and no less irritated. (41 words)

A lot of these thinner edge types fit the stereotype of being weaker, struggling to shed blocks in the run game, not having a ton of production outside of sacks, but Ojulari is a little different than that. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Stereotype threat and minority status main Stereotype threat is the fear that one's behavior will confirm an existing stereotype of a group with which one identifies or by which one is defined; this fear may in turn lead to an impairment of performance.

To evaluate their approach, the researchers tested it against the WinoBias data set, which consists of pro-gender-stereotype and anti-gender-stereotype sentences.

Even the explanation of the play’s creator that his intention was for a “meaningful interaction not with a Jewish stereotype, rather a real living Jew made approachable through a play on a stereotype” left me baffled and no less irritated.

She argues that slavery allowed white society to stereotype white women as the pure goddess virgin and move black women to the seductive whore stereotype formerly placed on all women.

Some people believe a phenomenon known as stereotype threat can lower women's performance on mathematics tests, creating a self-fulfilling stereotype of women having inferior quantitative skills compared to men.

A lot of these thinner edge types fit the stereotype of being weaker, struggling to shed blocks in the run game, not having a ton of production outside of sacks, but Ojulari is a little different than that.

Betty in no way conforms to the "dumb blonde" stereotype.

He has defied the stereotype that peaceful transitions of power are untenable in West Africa,” a statement from Nigeria’s presidency said.

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He quips that he embraced the stereotype of being an impoverished African who needs aid when he arrived at the company he joined in the US.

He tapped into the character’s humanity and made what should have been an annoying nerd stereotype into a beloved sitcom star.

He was especially keen to challenge the stereotype of Massive Attack as makers of “coffee table” music.

In fact, Dalits as a homogeneous political group is a decades-old stereotype that needs correction and update in the light of new changes happening in Indian politics.

I think anybody in the Latino community can tell you the women are fiery, and I don't think it's a stereotype.

It was interesting because of his intimation that black men fighting perpetuates a negative stereotype about them (one that he has railed against for a long time in his comedy sketches).

Like many of the best animated movies on Disney+, challenges and subverts the so-called "Disney princess" stereotype.

London Transport Museum may seem a bit of a stereotype, but lots of autistic kids do love trains.

Nettles defies the prim and proper stereotype for women with the description of being foul-mouthed and fierce, making her different from the Targaryen's female dragonriders, who carry themselves with grace and poise.

Now, with a platform, the Body Shop retail assistant, who is bisexual, wants to highlight to younger generations of the community that you shouldn’t be pressured into sex just because of the “media’s stereotype”.

The dialogue caused an uproar among educators and parents, as they argued that Barbie’s dislike of maths reflected the harmful stereotype that girls are not suited to certain academic subjects.

The exhibition features 50 fine-art photographs of Irish men named Paddy from all walks of life and aims to break the stereotype of the "Paddy Irishman".

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Common combinations with stereotype

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stereotype" in a sentence?
An example: "Stereotype threat and minority status main Stereotype threat is the fear that one's behavior will confirm an existing stereotype of a group with which one identifies or by which one is defined; this fear may in turn lead to an impairment of performance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stereotype" from authentic English texts.
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).
What are synonyms of "stereotype"?
Common synonyms of "stereotype" include: representation, sort out, assort, sort, class, classify, stamp, pigeonhole. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "stereotype" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stereotype", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.