stand-in
Example Sentences
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Their stand-in renditions spared livestock and human attendants from sacrifice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
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
Petrecca had been a last-minute stand-in, because the original commentator was dropped for revealing a "sensational surprise" element of the ceremony by mistake.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Parts of Maplewood literally looked like a stand-in for a 1950s movie set, particularly the downtown area with its restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and bookstores.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
