understudy

I was cast as an understudy on the soap opera “One Life to Live.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In 2023 he was playing Gandalf in a stage version of Lord of the Rings when he felt himself "switching off" and an understudy had to take over for the rest of the run.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

When Hiller did, general manager Ken Holland promoted his understudy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Things get complicated when a pronoun, like any good understudy, takes on different guises, depending on the roles it plays in the sentence.

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

Alternates, or understudies, are the people on standby to step in if a lead actor falls ill or is otherwise unable to perform.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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

There were three understudies for his part, so there was not much concern over his non-arrival until he got there with a blood-curdling tale of wrecks and wash-outs that had delayed him twenty-four hours.

From Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days by Nell Speed

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

Uncle "understudied" the Squire as he addressed his friends, thrusting his hands into his pockets and standing very upright.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Horace Annesley Vachell

And the next day, I got cast understudying Faith Prince and Kate Nelligan in “Bad Habits,” a play at the Manhattan Theatre Club.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025

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 Harry Belafonte in "Days of our Youth."

From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022

At fifty, Tibbit, understudying Henfrey as captain of the side, summoned to his young friend Todby from short leg, and instructed him to "have a go" at the top end.

From The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse