Example Sentences

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This approach grew directly out of her fear that her comedy shows were pigeonholing her as “Gross Woman.”

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2021

The difference between Goff’s notion that actors were pigeonholing themselves and the actors’ feeling that they were being shut out of a category of roles speaks to the complexity inherent in the process.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2012