How to Use stereotypical in a Sentence

stereotypical

adjective
  • She’s been trying to upend the stereotypical view of the stay-at-home mom ever since.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • There’s other ways to make a tackle than to take on a block or to do it the basic way or stereotypical long way.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024
  • An electric shaver might seem like a stereotypical gift for a man.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Along the packed beaches of Canggu and Seminyak, overpriced, stereotypical tourist shops rule the day.
    Jake Emen, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
  • And the rest of the characters are all stereotypical GOP politicians.
    Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • The stereotypical Rome of good food, wine, and the Colosseum [from old movies] have been carved into the unconscious.
    Kevin Cassidy, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The stereotypical impression was of the men as fairies and the women as predatory dykes.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The role of the military in recent African coups needs to be understood in less stereotypical terms.
    Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In other words, a stereotypical small-town craft store.
    David Jesse, Freep.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The filmmakers have some fun with the idea of a more stereotypical Italian accent for Mario at points early on.
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In the case of a picture, choose a simple and minimalist frame to contrast the stereotypical tropes.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2024
  • Most poker movies and scenes are a little cheesy and lean on people’s stereotypical idea of what poker is.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
  • But these days, diaper bags have come a long way and no longer look like stereotypical baby gear.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • What to Consider: The colors are a bit gender-stereotypical for the men's and women's versions of this shoe.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But Thompson’s Bianca isn’t the stereotypical wife or girlfriend sports films are known for.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Hickman, who is Black, thought the Bored Apes looked like stereotypical portrayals of Black people as stupid or lazy.
    Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • However, the restaurant scene in the center of the country boasts a lot more than the stereotypical dishes often ascribed to it.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Thompson’s Bianca isn’t the stereotypical wife or girlfriend sports films are known for.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Fleming’s Bond books have been scrubbed for racist and stereotypical language.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The dishes, which are the furthest things from stereotypical airline food, will be served on long-haul flights through November 30.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Others asked about her hair and talked about Black people in only stereotypical ways.
    TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Still, Robertson didn’t want anything stereotypical on the score.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the characters seem wildly over the top in ways that might feel stereotypical, but my grandparents were pretty wildly over the top too.
    David M. Perry, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
  • But many musicians and writers quickly tired of the genre’s snap-tracks, misogyny, and stereotypical lyrics about beer and trucks.
    Vulture, 18 Sep. 2023
  • It has also been used to satirize some not-so-stereotypical traits.
    NBC News, 31 Dec. 2021
  • While Combs thinks that non-country fans are liable to have stereotypical views of the genre and its fans, this leads to the question: maybe that’s due to stories about that genre that break through into national news?
    Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • As for the stereotypical image of robins in the East and Midwest eating earthworms and grubs, that’s common in the spring and summer, but robins feed principally on berries in the winter, says Unitt.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Full of sardonic humor and genuine shocks, The Cabin in the Woods follows a stereotypical group of friends who spend a weekend at a secluded cabin in the woods.
    Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The stereotypical gestational carrier is a stay-at-home mom who wants to earn income without leaving her kids.
    Emi Nietfeld, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Where the film fails is the unnecessary and completely unjustified (as per the storyline) use of a horror track, and more often than not stereotypical treatment of the Indian small-town milleu.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

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