stand-in

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

One man, first invited to serve as a stand-in for the narrator’s father, was asked instead to play the boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But, believe it or not, Ponomari's stand-in role might not have been the most surprising on the Wuthering Heights set.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Although I had no doubts about the young man, I asked my friend and legal adviser George Bizos to be a stand-in for me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela