fit (into/in) the mold of

idiom

: to be like

She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor.

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Los Angeles has its sights set on adding players who can fit the mold of position flexibility and Brown would certainly help that. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 Then there is Donald Trump, a similarly unexpected gate-crasher who does not fit the mold of Washington insiders yet is back in Washington for Carter’s send-off and will be starting his second term as President in 11 days. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025 Two Tennessee Titans receivers, Treylon Burks and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, would fit the mold of a receiver the Lions could be after. —

Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 One of his professors had broadly assigned the class to write something that would fit the mold of a freelance magazine feature. —

Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fit (into/in) the mold of

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