1
: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
2
stood in; standing in; stands in
: to act as a stand-in
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Examples of stand-in in a Sentence
Noun
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
Verb
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
But the star ingredient is the buttery garlic-and-herb panko that's a crunchy stand-in for sandwich bread.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
This stands in contrast to the Zaire strain of the virus, where there are two vaccines licensed as well as monoclonal antibodies.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Barnard attended the ceremony with Soprano, Lola’s female stand-in and a convincing lookalike, who accepted the collar with considerable enthusiasm and even more considerable wriggling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
But the star ingredient is the buttery garlic-and-herb panko that's a crunchy stand-in for sandwich bread.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Verb
Outside the cemetery, father and son stood in a line with their male relatives to receive condolences.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
This stands in contrast to the Zaire strain of the virus, where there are two vaccines licensed as well as monoclonal antibodies.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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