1
: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
2
stood in; standing in; stands in
: to act as a stand-in
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Examples of stand-in in a Sentence
Noun hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit Verb she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026 The shark is a pleasing stand-in for a big bossy grownup, easily fooled. —Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Rohan’s view The potential Spirit deal stands in stark contrast with the US government’s 10% stake in Intel, which was a good business move for Americans. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-in
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Noun
Together, the mix of real and stand-in homes helped construct the outsized world he was known for. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026 The shark is a pleasing stand-in for a big bossy grownup, easily fooled. —Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
The send-off movie will stand in for the fourth season of the LGBTQ+ coming-of-age series that stars Kit Connor and Joe Jocke, and is based on series creator Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper book series. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Rohan’s view The potential Spirit deal stands in stark contrast with the US government’s 10% stake in Intel, which was a good business move for Americans. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-in
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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