Example Sentences

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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

Had there been a real leader in the Senate who could carry on the fight with vigor and finesse, the treaty might even then have been saved; but Wilson's system had permitted no understudies.

From Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. by Seymour, Charles