understudy

Ashley Cole was cemented as England's first-choice left-back for the 2010 World Cup, but who would go to South Africa as his understudy?

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

However, Sanchez has been in rotation with understudy Filip Jorgensen since his poor display in a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Simply going to the Games as an understudy to Chen’s leading role would have been valuable experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

He snatched provisional top spot in beautiful, sunny conditions, but could only watch with bated breath as his understudy took to the start hut.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

Put simply, a pronoun is an understudy for a noun.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Viewers watch as Jeanine intellectualizes each character’s motivations and inner thoughts, dictating them to the performers onstage and their understudies.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025

His understudies, Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman, are arguably better than any other goalie in the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2025

Harry Kane is obviously England's first-choice striker but a back injury sharpens the focus on his understudies.

From BBC ● May 20, 2024

Instead he returned to lead a team that was relying on freshmen and understudies to step into starring roles around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Had there been a real leader in the Senate who could carry on the fight with vigor and finesse, the treaty might even then have been saved; but Wilson's system had permitted no understudies.

From Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. by Seymour, Charles

She said it is too new and understudied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

But the particulars of Arthur Liu’s pathway—single father by choice via surrogacy—have been largely understudied and, despite those high-profile examples, receive little public attention.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

"The role of astrocytes in central nervous system healing is remarkably understudied," said David Underhill, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026

He recently analysed just how understudied most other bacteria have been relative to E. coli.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

Olga Larson, who had understudied Patricia ever since the Chicago opening, was given the part.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

Forbach had been understudying before being promoted to Rapunzel’s Prince for the touring production.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023

Now graduated, Shavit-Lonstein works two day jobs while “swinging” — understudying multiple roles — in “Winnie the Pooh” at StoryBook Theater in Kirkland.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022

It was there where Poitier was given the role of understudying Belafonte in "Days of our Youth."

From Fox News ● Jan. 8, 2022

Shortly after graduating from Pace University’s performing arts program in 2017, Reid joined “Hamilton” on Broadway, playing the ensemble role of Man Six and later understudying multiple major roles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

It even refused him the privilege of walking on and understudying.

From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John