How to Use stand-in in a Sentence

stand-in

1 of 2 noun

• The actor’s stand-in was also used in group scenes, but he was shot from the back.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
• The midfielder Brahim Díaz came from the ranks of Real Madrid’s stand-ins.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• But at the premiere of the movie, the actress made sure to clarify that a stand-in was used for the raunchy scene.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 8 July 2023
• Ohtani, meanwhile, did not show up for the team photo this past week and a stand-in was used.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• Filming resumed on April 13 using a stand-in for Jamie on set, the source said.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
• And as a stand-in for the salt, these fries are dusted in cinnamon-sugar.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Disney protested, saying the photos showed stand-in actors and were not part of the movie.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• Dill and Mint Yogurt Dip Cool things down with this favorite of mine that would be a nice stand-in alongside wings, too.
  — Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
• Mann, now 80, resists the idea of Ferrari as some surrogate or stand-in.
  — John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• Riding inside a potato roll with some mayo and pickles, this makes a fine stand-in.
  — Sal Vaglica, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• The convincing stand-in for meat turns out to be nuggets of soy protein flavored with sesame oil and pineapple soy sauce.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• That’s a brand name, albeit one that long ago became a kind of casual stand-in for a certain kind of skate.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
• Out came the flowers, a cake and glasses of champagne, and, since their families could not be there, some stand-in best men in the form of the Jonas Brothers.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023
• But Haiti’s government is not a proper stand-in for its people.
  — Marlene L. Daut, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
• The fight over the health department funding had become a stand-in for bigger fights over the direction of the county and the nation.
  — Monica Potts, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• Cotton candy acts as a sweet stand-in atop this pastel Easter dessert idea.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• It's been co-opted from Black culture and turned into a stand-in for various slurs.
  — Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
• You might be made to play logic games that are stand-ins for personality or IQ tests.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 26 May 2023
• This issue could become a stand-in for her grief over losing in-person contact with her child.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
• But race has been used in algorithms as a stand-in for a range of factors that are working against Black Americans, Dr. Khan said.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The character was a stand-in for Mr. Davies’s own father, whose picture hangs in the family’s parlor.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
• This zero-proof is a great stand-in for a classic bubbly, lively with passionfruit and very dry.
  — Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• Cian becomes a stand-in for Ireland itself, for a country reaching for a new identity as the world around it changes.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
• Wales, for example, has hosted a number of film and TV productions, acting as stand-in for places all over the globe.
  — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
• In recent years, presidents have pardoned the main Thanksgiving bird and its stand-in.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2023
• At the garden’s heart sits a fountain of black volcanic rock: a stand-in for Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
• Miscarriages have long been a convenient stand-in for abortions on TV.
  — Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• With the play’s title in mind, Peg and Kris become stand-ins for red and blue perspectives, fighting for the souls of the purple next generation of Ryan and Dani.
  — In Swing State, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2023
• Colleges are a convenient and tangible stand-in for what his allies have smeared as wokeism.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• Then, proving that they can never be counted out at big events, OG came top six despite having two stand-ins on their roster for the event.
  — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 7 May 2023

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2 of 2 verb

• Let meringues stand in closed oven with light on for 8 hours.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
• The Heat stands in seventh place in the East at 30-25 this season.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• At the time, there might have been horses standing in the shade of the oak that grew over the patio.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
• The people of Haiti, our dear friends, today stand in need.
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
• The new era of Big 12 football stands in stark contrast to the state of play elsewhere.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• Here's the first rule of standing in line at the airport: No brawling, please.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• Once the manhole cover was moved, that box was just big enough for Michael to stand in.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2023
• One of the men involved in the fight was standing in front of the apartments when two men drove up and shot at him.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
• Describe what the switch is, what the political means are, and what stands in the way.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
• In the mini photo dump, Kim stood in the sand in front of the sparkling blue ocean with her arms stretched above her head in peace signs.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 19 July 2023
• The senators all stand in unison and raise their right hand.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Jason Kelce had quite the welcome at a hot dog stand in Chicago.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• In it, West stands in the center of the frame in a red long-sleeve shirt and black baseball cap, arms lifted above his head.
  — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
• This story can’t be told but for the courage of Terri and the others that are now standing in with her.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
• In the second game of a doubleheader, the pitcher from the day’s first game stands in the batter’s box.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
• Once inside, do not stand in the front if others are boarding.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• Paris, standing in the middle of her brothers, wore an off-the-shoulder red dress.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
• Modern menorah tray First off, this isn’t a true menorah and is not meant to stand in for one.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• The trouble was that the Football Ferns stood in their way, and that proved to be quite a problem as New Zealand scored 11 goals.
  — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• His mother stands in the foreground, gazing at the camera.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
• The non-phone three stood in front of them, selling the advantages of in-person friendship.
  — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
• Campbell stood in an atelier in the middle of garments for the picture.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• The home run, the first of his major league career, flew into the gap between the top of the green fence at the 362-foot mark and the bottom of the lowest stands in the outfield.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• Turn off oven, and let cheesecake stand in oven, with door partially open, 1 hour.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
• But now everyone is talking about the fact that people stood in line for hours.
  — TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
• Iger was seen wiping his forehead and was forced to stand in the hallway to greet Caitlyn Jenner.
  — Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
• Some people are even standing in front of the posters to prevent others from grabbing them.
  — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
• Meltzer said, standing in 770’s foyer, pointing to a wooden door next to the late Rebbe’s office, which was locked.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• There is no doubt as to where legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick stands in the debate.
  — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
• Title nightmare On a recent morning, Wade Clark stood in front of the shell of what used to be his home in Clearwater.
  — Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024