How to Use stand-in in a Sentence

stand-in

1 of 2 noun

• The actor’s stand-in was also used in group scenes, but he was shot from the back.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
• The midfielder Brahim Díaz came from the ranks of Real Madrid’s stand-ins.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• But at the premiere of the movie, the actress made sure to clarify that a stand-in was used for the raunchy scene.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 8 July 2023
• Ohtani, meanwhile, did not show up for the team photo this past week and a stand-in was used.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• Filming resumed on April 13 using a stand-in for Jamie on set, the source said.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
• And as a stand-in for the salt, these fries are dusted in cinnamon-sugar.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Berman’s stand-in, Deborah Lehrman, is played by Lily Rabe.
  — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 12 May 2024
• Barca has the option of signing a stand-in for its skipper.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• When Brown was decided in 1954, everyone knew that the term race was a stand-in for Black.
  — Robert L. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
• Disney protested, saying the photos showed stand-in actors and were not part of the movie.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• As an artist, Kusama also uses the starchy vegetable as a stand-in for self-portraits.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
• Here in the makeshift craft room, just opposite the armoire, is a mannequin that acts as a Chappell Roan stand-in.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
• Dill and Mint Yogurt Dip Cool things down with this favorite of mine that would be a nice stand-in alongside wings, too.
  — Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
• Mann, now 80, resists the idea of Ferrari as some surrogate or stand-in.
  — John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• Riding inside a potato roll with some mayo and pickles, this makes a fine stand-in.
  — Sal Vaglica, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• The convincing stand-in for meat turns out to be nuggets of soy protein flavored with sesame oil and pineapple soy sauce.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• That’s a brand name, albeit one that long ago became a kind of casual stand-in for a certain kind of skate.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
• Out came the flowers, a cake and glasses of champagne, and, since their families could not be there, some stand-in best men in the form of the Jonas Brothers.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023
• But Haiti’s government is not a proper stand-in for its people.
  — Marlene L. Daut, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
• Alas, Dickson Fjord isn’t straight and symmetrical, so a bathtub made for a poor stand-in.
  — Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
• The fight over the health department funding had become a stand-in for bigger fights over the direction of the county and the nation.
  — Monica Potts, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• Cotton candy acts as a sweet stand-in atop this pastel Easter dessert idea.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• It's been co-opted from Black culture and turned into a stand-in for various slurs.
  — Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
• You might be made to play logic games that are stand-ins for personality or IQ tests.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 26 May 2023
• This issue could become a stand-in for her grief over losing in-person contact with her child.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
• And never forget the decision to cast Edward Norton as an Elon Musk stand-in—chef's kiss.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 30 May 2024
• But race has been used in algorithms as a stand-in for a range of factors that are working against Black Americans, Dr. Khan said.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The character was a stand-in for Mr. Davies’s own father, whose picture hangs in the family’s parlor.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
• The piece, known as the Howling Wolf, featured the animal stenciled in black paint on a white satellite dish, which served as a modern-day stand-in for a full moon.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024
• These served as a stand-in for the radiation generated by a nuclear weapon.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024

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stand in

2 of 2 verb

• Let meringues stand in closed oven with light on for 8 hours.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
• The Heat stands in seventh place in the East at 30-25 this season.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• At the time, there might have been horses standing in the shade of the oak that grew over the patio.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
• The people of Haiti, our dear friends, today stand in need.
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
• The new era of Big 12 football stands in stark contrast to the state of play elsewhere.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• Ralph Rubio opened his first taco stand in San Diego in 1983.
  — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
• Here's the first rule of standing in line at the airport: No brawling, please.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• There was the shawarma stand in Oman that started the spits around 4 a.m. and served until 3 a.m.
  — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
• Once the manhole cover was moved, that box was just big enough for Michael to stand in.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2023
• One of the men involved in the fight was standing in front of the apartments when two men drove up and shot at him.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
• Describe what the switch is, what the political means are, and what stands in the way.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
• Do not stand in the tub or shower stall when pouring the drain cleaner.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 21 Nov. 2022
• In the mini photo dump, Kim stood in the sand in front of the sparkling blue ocean with her arms stretched above her head in peace signs.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 19 July 2023
• Those men are standing in long lines waiting to board the transports.
  — Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
• The senators all stand in unison and raise their right hand.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Jason Kelce had quite the welcome at a hot dog stand in Chicago.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• In it, West stands in the center of the frame in a red long-sleeve shirt and black baseball cap, arms lifted above his head.
  — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
• As our collective fears shift, so do the baddies that stand in for them.
  — Hazlitt, 19 June 2024
• This story can’t be told but for the courage of Terri and the others that are now standing in with her.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
• That statue doesn’t stand in front of the capitol today because it’s been frozen in place by the law.
  — al, 8 Feb. 2023
• Farther west of Red Hill, in the town of Burnsville, more than 100 people stood in line at a grocery store for food.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
• Grayson, standing in the living room, then threatened to shoot Massey in the face, drawing his weapon.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 July 2024
• In the second game of a doubleheader, the pitcher from the day’s first game stands in the batter’s box.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
• Once inside, do not stand in the front if others are boarding.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• Simpson stood in the middle with Ace, while Maxwell struck a funny pose with her dad to the right.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
• Paris, standing in the middle of her brothers, wore an off-the-shoulder red dress.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
• On the day of the show, hundreds of hopeful fans stood in line at golden hour along Sunset Blvd.
  — John Paul Bullock, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2024
• Modern menorah tray First off, this isn’t a true menorah and is not meant to stand in for one.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• Her energy could be felt no matter where one stood in the ballroom.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 27 Sep. 2024
• New this year, the rescue squad will have physical stands in a few cities to help people out in person.
  — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024