pigeonholing
- present participle of pigeonhole.
Example Sentences
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A whistleblower has told Panorama there was a "pattern" of "pigeonholing" small businesses as "distressed" when they were "salvageable".
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Aside from the expressive art, “the story is not so much a story as an affirmation, about identity and being open to change and not pigeonholing yourself.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
While pigeonholing has no place in their work, finishing each other’s sentences is a big part of the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
It seems he had a bit of a fixation there for a couple of decades, but beyond that he defies pigeonholing.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2023
It offers no nifty formulas for pigeonholing people or decoding folkways and manners.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
