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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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Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
As the incident grew more heated, cameras captured Radke being held back by another cast member as West, 28, stood in the fray.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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Noun
For Robell Awake, the chair is a meaning-laden object, symbolic of rest, a stand-in for the human body, a reflection of historical power dynamics.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Hassan turned away and stood in front of a closed shop.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
As the incident grew more heated, cameras captured Radke being held back by another cast member as West, 28, stood in the fray.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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 2 Feb. 2026.
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