1
: 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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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni was missing from the original line up with stand-ins subbed in for seven leaders missing.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Pinnick has been a focal point for a team that is one of eight still standing in the NCAA FCS playoff bracket.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Noun
That adjustment includes the power play, where the Leafs continue to struggle to find a suitable stand-in for Marner as quarterback of a five-forward first unit.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni was missing from the original line up with stand-ins subbed in for seven leaders missing.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
Notably, the listing current does not leverage Kiffin’s celebrity to market the property, perhaps for obvious reasons, given his currently strained standing in the Magnolia State after ditching Ole Miss for an SEC rival during the Rebels’ College Football Playoff push.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Pinnick has been a focal point for a team that is one of eight still standing in the NCAA FCS playoff bracket.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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