1
: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
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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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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The Labyrinth becomes a stand-in for the kind of technological know-how that can make sacrificial populations disappear without Americans having to see it directly.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
On their first possession, Mahomes stood in the pocket with the Chiefs in the red zone, spotted receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster open down the middle and pulled the trigger on a third-down pass.
—Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In the post-Eras Tour pop arena, Swift herself has become a stand-in for the songs.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The Labyrinth becomes a stand-in for the kind of technological know-how that can make sacrificial populations disappear without Americans having to see it directly.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
The viral video begins with Dan standing in the doorway of their Los Angeles home with deep blonde, shoulder-length hair.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
On their first possession, Mahomes stood in the pocket with the Chiefs in the red zone, spotted receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster open down the middle and pulled the trigger on a third-down pass.
—Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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