understudy

But on Saturday, the quarterback who had chosen to become an understudy was suddenly asked to become a savior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Burley, who also composed the theme song for the series, said he first spotted Swansea-born Jones on the musical 42nd Street as a second understudy.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Martyn went to two football World Cups - in 1998 and 2002 - but was understudy to David Seaman so did not make an appearance at either tournament.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

I was too, but mostly because Mr. Gregory had promised that if I stayed on as understudy, he would find another actor—actress—to play Helen Burns until Lil came back.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

They were looking to go undefeated in AFC West games, and got to 5-0 with an array of understudies, particularly along the offensive line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

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

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

Her musical career took her overseas and she eventually left the UK to work on Broadway, where she understudied Streisand in Funny Girl.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He began studying the Tar Pits' relatively understudied reptile and amphibian collections while working there as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

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

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 Belafonte in "Days of our Youth."

From Fox News ● Jan. 8, 2022

Hopkins found that calling early, and within a decade of graduating from college he was understudying for Laurence Olivier at London’s National Theatre.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2021

How much more interesting life would be if only more people had the courage and skill to act themselves, instead of abjectly understudying some one else!

From Prose Fancies (Second Series) by Richard Le Gallienne