How to Use stand-in in a Sentence

stand-in

1 of 2 noun
  • His wife was very lovely and agreed to be a stand-in.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Eagly had a surprising stand-in on set.
    — Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Why was a stand-in used for this episode’s few glimpses of Nikki?
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Looking for a gentler stand-in?
    — Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • The actor’s stand-in was also used in group scenes, but he was shot from the back.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But that’s okay because these Gap jeans are a seamless stand-in.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • The shark is a pleasing stand-in for a big bossy grownup, easily fooled.
    — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • The real scenes are much better—these are just stand-ins—and there are many, many more of them.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Voice changers, stand-ins, and deepfakes have all been used to slip through screenings.
    — Michael Barnhart, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • It is generally just used as a stand-in for freedom.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And as a stand-in for the salt, these fries are dusted in cinnamon-sugar.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 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
  • In some takes, a stand-in wore a costume built to the Thing's proportions.
    — EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Acting as a stand-in for other people’s lives for their milestone events.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The pair is known to donors but hardly household names who can be stand-ins as an unrivaled spokesman.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
  • From that point on, Szczesny has been Barcelona’s stand-in No 1.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Presence has become a stand-in for performance, and that mindset is hard to break.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But Haiti’s government is not a proper stand-in for its people.
    — Marlene L. Daut, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Disney protested, saying the photos showed stand-in actors and were not part of the movie.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Alas, the team staking out the tarmac that night was duped by a stand-in for the elusive terrorist.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 July 2025
  • Rather, Washington has served as a stand-in for the nation itself.
    — John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Across five films, Kersey became a stand-in for the man who refused to be powerless.
    — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Xander was thought to be a stand-in for the show’s creator, Joss Whedon.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Together, the mix of real and stand-in homes helped construct the outsized world he was known for.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
  • As an artist, Kusama also uses the starchy vegetable as a stand-in for self-portraits.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
  • Even mocktails are evolving beyond sugary stand-ins.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Due to labor laws, children could only work for a short period of time, so the doll served as a stand-in.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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

stand in

2 of 2 verb
  • Democrats can stand in the way of that.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • None of that, though, has stood in her way.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Here is a look at where things stand in both states.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Students stood in line to meet him.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • No panel will stand in his way.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Let meringues stand in closed oven with light on for 8 hours.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Democrats are vowing to stand in the way.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There are two things standing in her way.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Lina stands in front of the window.
    — Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Kirk announces his plan to stand in her way.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Kirk announces his plan to stand in her way.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The young man was standing in front of a store.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • No single one of them can stand in for the rest.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That people shouldn’t stand in the aisles.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Lugo stood in their way … just not for long.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Here's where things stand in the meantime.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Not many have stood in this space that transcends time.
    — Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Hassan turned away and stood in front of a closed shop.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Nothing stands in the way of me and a good night of sleep.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
  • Nothing stands in the way of me and a good night of sleep.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But the two-story high chain-link fence stood in the way.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Where does Harry stand in all of this?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But where does King Charles stand in all of this?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
  • So what could stand in the Yankees’ way?
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
  • Just do not let a clever caption stand in for what your kid needs most.
    — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, older adults have stood in long lines to buy food or medicine.
    — Sarah Moreno updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Let stand in the pan to cool for 10 minutes.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats can stand in the way of a budget measure.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Sumatran tiger stands in the box in her night house area.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Your mother chose to stand in danger's way for you.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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