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Examples of stead in a Sentence
Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
The outing reportedly came to be because a mutual friend who was originally set to accompany Frederik around Madrid got sick, and asked Casanova, who is an expert in Picasso art, to go in his stead.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Another inflection point came in 2021, when former mixed martial arts fighter and hard-right council member Tito Ortiz resigned from his post and the remaining members appointed a Democrat, Rhonda Bolton, in his stead.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The Kings’ other left blue-liner, Andreas Englund, actually played one second less than his season average of time on ice, with winger Adrian Kempe skating several shifts on defense in Anderson’s stead.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Feb. 2024
Backups Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell each have considerable experience playing behind Haliburton and playing in his stead at this point, and Bruce Brown also has plenty of experience as a primary and secondary ball-handler.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
Eighty-six percent of the union vote was in favor of AI use, but studios must obtain an actor's consent before digitally emulating them; actors will be paid for the days a digital replica is used in their stead.
—Ayesha Khanna, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
In its stead, China has become the top dog, alongside the U.S.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
When the Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year, his teammate and primary receiving target, Hall of Fame tight end (and one-time dating-show contestant) Travis Kelce, hosted Saturday Night Live in his stead.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2024
Noun
Queen Camilla stepped in his stead at the event at Worcester Cathedral, reportedly becoming the first consort to distribute Maundy money to local pensioners at the ceremony, which parallels Jesus washing the Apostles’ feet at the Last Supper.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
The outing reportedly came to be because a mutual friend who was originally set to accompany Frederik around Madrid got sick, and asked Casanova, who is an expert in Picasso art, to go in his stead.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Another inflection point came in 2021, when former mixed martial arts fighter and hard-right council member Tito Ortiz resigned from his post and the remaining members appointed a Democrat, Rhonda Bolton, in his stead.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
The Kings’ other left blue-liner, Andreas Englund, actually played one second less than his season average of time on ice, with winger Adrian Kempe skating several shifts on defense in Anderson’s stead.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Feb. 2024
Backups Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell each have considerable experience playing behind Haliburton and playing in his stead at this point, and Bruce Brown also has plenty of experience as a primary and secondary ball-handler.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
Eighty-six percent of the union vote was in favor of AI use, but studios must obtain an actor's consent before digitally emulating them; actors will be paid for the days a digital replica is used in their stead.
—Ayesha Khanna, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
In its stead, China has become the top dog, alongside the U.S.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
When the Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year, his teammate and primary receiving target, Hall of Fame tight end (and one-time dating-show contestant) Travis Kelce, hosted Saturday Night Live in his stead.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Stead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stead. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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