1
: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
2
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Even mocktails are evolving beyond sugary stand-ins.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
That leaves Josh Allen as arguably the best quarterback standing in the AFC.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stand-in
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
The one-time toothpaste mascot only begins to find his way when an unexpected acting call leads him to start working for a rental family service, which hires him out to play stand-in roles in strangers’ lives.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Even mocktails are evolving beyond sugary stand-ins.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
The present-day Red Sox are on the other side of that rebuild, and have no legs on which to stand in this entirely avoidable calamity of losing both Devers and Bregman.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
That leaves Josh Allen as arguably the best quarterback standing in the AFC.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stand-in
Cite this Entry
“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share