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
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
But over time, data volume became a stand-in for connection.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Other protesters splashed water in their eyes and cursed police, who were standing in a row in front of their bikes, the video showed.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
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Noun
Last but not least, there is the audience, your stand-ins at the Winter Garden Theatre, which laughed at the jokes and applauded the big speeches, transcribed from Murrow’s own.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
But over time, data volume became a stand-in for connection.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Verb
Just last week, Reverend Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV, called for priests, deacons and parish leaders to accompany migrants to court and stand in solidarity with them.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Other protesters splashed water in their eyes and cursed police, who were standing in a row in front of their bikes, the video showed.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2025
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 23 Jun. 2025.
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