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: 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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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Then there was a dog that did the running, a dog that did the fighting, and a dog that was a stand-in, because only humans can work 14 hours a day without needing a nap.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The doors would then close with guests standing in a semi-circle as the president moved around the group, greeting each person.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
It is generally just used as a stand-in for freedom.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Then there was a dog that did the running, a dog that did the fighting, and a dog that was a stand-in, because only humans can work 14 hours a day without needing a nap.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Since then, her standing in the polls has slipped, though partisan loyalties remain deeply entrenched.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The doors would then close with guests standing in a semi-circle as the president moved around the group, greeting each person.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stand-in
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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