stand-in

Example Sentences

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Brendon has an identical twin brother named Kelly Donovan, who appeared as his stand-in and double in episodes of “Buffy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Baseball is an easy stand-in for America, and vice versa.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Otherwise moral resolve becomes a poor stand-in for wisdom about what comes next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

That's what the Ukranian actor and body double, who also worked with Pedro Pascal in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, was asked before securing his role in Wuthering Heights as Elordi's stand-in.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The children happily acted out the scene as he described it, using the velocipede as a stand-in for the elephant.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood