stand in for
Example Sentences
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This allowed closely related groups to stand in for species that were not directly included.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s name was wrong, and the meme used a picture of some random dude to stand in for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
He may stand in for “Ralph,” she for “Alice,” they for “the Kramdens,” and it for “the stuffed piranha.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
