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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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Because Connie was a similar size to Jodie and over 18, the Foster matriarch suggested that the older sister serve as a stand-in on the Martin Scorsese film.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Haley Smilow, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
The blood-sport mode of debate stands in loud contrast to that of Lincoln-Douglas, and also that of Kramer/Fauci.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noun
For various reasons, Scott chose to film in Italy as a stand-in for Colorado.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Because Connie was a similar size to Jodie and over 18, the Foster matriarch suggested that the older sister serve as a stand-in on the Martin Scorsese film.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Vitello also learned where not to stand in the dugout after getting hit on his left shin by a foul ball.
—Haley Smilow, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
The blood-sport mode of debate stands in loud contrast to that of Lincoln-Douglas, and also that of Kramer/Fauci.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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