stand in for

1. Substitute for, as in He's kindly agreed to stand in for me at the reception. [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

“Bloodline” reminds me of the breed of darkly comic postwar novels by Robert Coover, William H. Gass, Harry Crews and others, in which regional manias stand in for a broader national lunacy.

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“Kari and I could stand in for the human talent that we were in the scene with Indy, but I would not say we were acting. We weren’t,” said Leonberg.

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Anthony Solis sits with Ortega on a panel that approves private attorneys to stand in for the public defender’s office when it has a conflict of interest.

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Location scouts have said it’s charm is versatile enough to stand in for different parts of the country.

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“If you need me to stand in for Jesus, I’ll do it,” Gad jokes.

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