typecast
verb
type·cast
ˈtīp-ˌkast 
typecast; typecasting
1
: to cast (an actor or actress) in a part calling for the same characteristics as those possessed by the performer
2
: to cast (an actor or actress) repeatedly in the same type of role
Examples of typecast in a Sentence
Her television work typecast her as a helpless victim.
Recent Examples on the Web
Monaghan and Cannavale have been typecast as LAPD investigators, while Bacon is a hard, grizzled private detective.
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Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
Yet the strip loin, dense and rosy, resists being typecast as safely straightforward.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Despite coming to prominence via comedy, Tyers is not worried about being typecast.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Hollander, who is straight and, at fifty-six, a first-time dad, dismissed the idea that he is typecast as malicious gay men who betray their female confidantes.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
Yet the strip loin, dense and rosy, resists being typecast as safely straightforward.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Despite coming to prominence via comedy, Tyers is not worried about being typecast.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Hollander, who is straight and, at fifty-six, a first-time dad, dismissed the idea that he is typecast as malicious gay men who betray their female confidantes.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for typecast
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“Typecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typecast. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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