Explore Typecast through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like cast or type. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Typecast meaning
The modification of the data type of a variable or object.
Using Typecast
- The main meaning on this page is: The modification of the data type of a variable or object.
- Useful related words include: cast, type, identify.
- In the example corpus, typecast often appears in combinations such as: be typecast, typecast as, being typecast.
Context around Typecast
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Typecast
- In this selection, "typecast" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, becoming, getting, felt, blogs, drax and ella stand out and add context to how "typecast" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are called typecast or typecast and at the typecast drax could. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "typecast" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with typecast
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Oh my gosh, maybe I’m becoming typecast. (8 words)
But at the same time, it made me typecast. (9 words)
Ruffalo, though, knew almost immediately that he had been typecast. (10 words)
He was often typecast in Hollywood as the sophisticated villain, which the Associated Press said was down to him being “tall and lanky, with sullen blue eyes, a narrow face, pale complexion and a deep and accented speaking voice”. (39 words)
Despite the fear of getting typecast that haunts every actor lucky enough to become part of a major franchise, has embraced the fact that he will always be known as Draco to a certain generation of audiences. (37 words)
In September 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival, the progress of L.G.B.T.Q. people in Hollywood — “There’s just so far to go,” he said — and whether he ever felt typecast. (35 words)
Should we get excited about NXT call-ups when Nikki Cross and Heavy Machinery already feel written off or typecast, just months after they were moved to the main roster? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs.
Lee considers this film to be the reason he stopped being typecast: "I've never been typecast since.
Oh my gosh, maybe I’m becoming typecast.
As the Frankfurt Kitchen gained in popularity, Schütte-Lihotzky was wary of being typecast.
Despite having a clear knack for playing the bad guy, Dafoe has successfully avoided being typecast.
Either way, it felt like really just him saying he didn't wanna just play a dumb brute, maybe slightly jabbing at the typecast Drax could've given him.
He stated that till date, no director considers him for "rich guy" roles, and instead, he has been typecast into playing middle class and lower middle class characters.
Refusing to be typecast, Ella Purnell's Fallout follow-up role sounds completely opposite of Lucy MacLean — in the best possible way for the actor.
Ruffalo, though, knew almost immediately that he had been typecast.
There was a panic in my head that I was going to be typecast as this good-looking guy.
This is not to say that she can be typecast into one style, though.
Andrea Jeremiah is not an actress, who wants to be typecast in film industry.
But at the same time, it made me typecast.
Despite the fear of getting typecast that haunts every actor lucky enough to become part of a major franchise, has embraced the fact that he will always be known as Draco to a certain generation of audiences.
He was often typecast in Hollywood as the sophisticated villain, which the Associated Press said was down to him being “tall and lanky, with sullen blue eyes, a narrow face, pale complexion and a deep and accented speaking voice”.
In September 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival, the progress of L.G.B.T.Q. people in Hollywood — “There’s just so far to go,” he said — and whether he ever felt typecast.
It says something for the extraordinary charisma of this Edinburgh lad to have created the most iconic character in film & then, rather than be typecast by it, become equally famous for just being Sean Connery.
Mark Patton, for his part, says the movie seriously damaged his career, as it led him to be typecast as gay.
Should we get excited about NXT call-ups when Nikki Cross and Heavy Machinery already feel written off or typecast, just months after they were moved to the main roster?
So while an actor may get typecast in a certain type of role, most of the time the audience doesn’t question where they end and their character begins.
Common combinations with typecast
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be typecast 7×
- typecast as 7×
- being typecast 5×
- been typecast 3×
- typecast in 3×
- or typecast 2×
- typecast into 2×
- become typecast 2×