pigeonhole
noun
one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
had pigeonholed
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past perfectof pigeonhole.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They no longer had to adhere to the narratives that had pigeonholed them since birth.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
“I had pigeonholed him as this punky kid from Detroit who wanted to be a rocker,” John Boylan said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2016
I faced a bitter and lonely struggle to prove to the experts that Nihal did have language locked away inside him, fully aware that they had pigeonholed me in the foolish and doting mother category.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2013
The Senate Armed Services Committee, which did not think ex-Senator Wallgren was up to the job, had pigeonholed the nomination for three months.
From Time Magazine Archive
Congress had pigeonholed his bill to finance such a venture.
From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt
