The phrase "common portrayal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a frequently seen or widely accepted representation of something in various contexts, such as literature, media, or art.
Example: "The common portrayal of heroes in movies often emphasizes their physical strength and bravery."
Alternatives: "typical depiction" or "frequent representation."
Sometimes Ryan's defensive acumen, or the discipline he hands out, are lost in the more common portrayal of his bluster.
The common portrayal in movies of patients pacing in hospital hallways became real.
Contrary to his common portrayal, he did not believe that a successful economy could arise from the raw, unbridled pursuit of self-interest.
Southern writers felt a need to defend slavery from allegations of abuse and brutality leveled by northern abolitionists, so Sambo became a common portrayal to justify and explain the need for plantation paternalism.
Shah then quotes Spogmai Akseer's spectacular claim that the common portrayal of Afghan women as victims "has served only to justify an imperialist invasion disguised as a humanitarian rescue mission".
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Notably, the most common portrayals of evolution in nonacademic settings include not just change, but directional, adaptive change if not outright notions of "advancement"—and it is fair to say that such a view has in the past held sway within evolutionary biology as well.
In rabbinical tradition, the age of Isaac at the time of binding is taken to be 37 which contrasts with common portrayals of Isaac as a child.
The network of interest is modeled as a map based on known and hypothetical interactions between elements of the system, in a manner similar to common portrayals of signaling pathways.
Along with 17 others, he is part of the Everyday Africa project, a collective of photographers who have taken on the "common media portrayal of the African continent as a place consumed by war, poverty, and disease".
He plays Blaine as charismatic and confident, and finds his youthful self-acceptance a fitting counterpoint to common media portrayals of gay characters.
