Example Sentences

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He told her she was a trailblazer — a Black woman on TV in a nonstereotypical role.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2021

These six feature a refreshing range of boy characters presented in nonstereotypical ways.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2020

The film is quite diverse; characters represent a variety of ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and nonstereotypical gender roles.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2019

Is that character shown in a positive, nonstereotypical, three-dimensional way?

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2018

Big marketers like Philip Morris and Quaker Oats learned how to penetrate this market, gradually winning praise and customers with ads depicting blacks in positive and nonstereotypical roles.

From Time Magazine Archive