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

And two Americans: Kenyon, a wry, observant, skeptical humanist sculptor, perhaps a stand-in for Hawthorne himself; and Hilda, a New England Puritan painter—self-possessed, pious, unswervingly loyal, pure as a flight of doves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"I don't think you'll see many players cry on the field after a win in the group stages," stand-in captain Harry Manenti said.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

“So, what does a stand-in do?” asked Zachary.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein