The star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The judge acts as a stand-in for the public interest. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Bottari: Will Perpetrators of Financial Crimes Ever Face Justice?] Reference
MOOS: Sarah Palin's stand-in at least looks the part. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2008] Reference
I became the stand-in for the daughter Claire never had. From Wordnik.com. [DEPENDENT ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS] Reference
PESCA: So is Arnel Pineda a good stand-in for Steve Perry?. From Wordnik.com. [Shearwater, Journey Back with New Albums] Reference
"" He's such a perfectionist, '' says an awestruck stand-in. From Wordnik.com. [Faces Of The Fall] Reference
He's obviously a stand-in for the moviemaker: the rat as artist. From Wordnik.com. [Pixar's Latest: C'est Winner! Say What?] Reference
Anyone else notice that Michele could be a stand-in for Steven Tyler?. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
The Opera, which says the bird was unharmed, will not use a stand-in. From Wordnik.com. [Culture Vulture] Reference
"She has been a thorough credit as the stand-in leader of the Labour party!". From Wordnik.com. [Pride, and plenty of prejudice at PMQs] Reference
After all, it wasn't every day that a man was offered the job of stand-in for. From Wordnik.com. [Pagan Passions] Reference
Our roots came from a community center where there was a stand-in and a sit-in. From Wordnik.com. [Ozomatli's Diverse Music Gets Personal] Reference
Since he was not yet a declared candidate, W dispatched a stand-in: his father. From Wordnik.com. [A Helping Hand From Dad] Reference
In many ways, Righter is a stand-in for a whole network of like-minded bishops. From Wordnik.com. [A Bishop In The Dock] Reference
She's a stand-in for people who are doing okay financially but who are still uneasy. From Wordnik.com. [Like most of us, Velma Hart just wanted a little reassurance at Obama's town hall] Reference
When Mildred eventually reclaimed the children, Malvo became Muhammad's stand-in son. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking the Spell] Reference
"He is extremely tired," the stand-in said, explaining his president's unseemly absence. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Yeltsin Doctrine'?] Reference
A picture of Fritz Mondale, the Democratic stand-in for Wellstone was put up on a screen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2006] Reference
A serpent whispers in her ear as she plucks a flower, a stand-in for the forbidden apple. From Wordnik.com. [Tropical Feast] Reference
The kenning, a metaphorical compound-word or phrase, is a descriptive stand-in for a noun. From Wordnik.com. [Poem of the week: A Trace of Wings by Edwin Morgan] Reference
A team employee stood in for him, and A-Rod's photo will be digitally inserted over the stand-in. From Wordnik.com. [Tomlinson, Greene Say a Time Share Is Fine] Reference
Sensitivities can be a stand-in for a lot of different attitudes, some more defensible than others. From Wordnik.com. [Maybe We All Need Some 'Sensitivity' Training] Reference
A woman sends a stripper as her stand-in at a high school reunion and then films the entire affair. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2009] Reference
That may mean it's simply a stand-in for some other culprit that is causing both belly fat and poor health. From Wordnik.com. [Belly Bulge Can Be Deadly For Older Adults] Reference
RICHARD CODEY (D), ACTING NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR: I'm a stand-in until Jon can get better and can run the state. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2007] Reference
The stand-in captain Ameobi struck from close range after Ranger and Lovenkrands won headers in the Stanley box. From Wordnik.com. [Senior trio show youngsters the way as Newcastle edge past Accrington Stanley] Reference
"Maybe they've come back early to be on the scene and get a stand-in with the freshies," cannily suggested Jerry. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
Happily Tanya Aldred proved a good stand-in on yesterday's blog, and even got to witness six deliveries at Old Trafford. From Wordnik.com. [County cricket – as it happened!] Reference
HARRIS: The road to the White House stretching coast to coast, a tough challenge, but it helps to have a rock star stand-in. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2008] Reference
They're an agile, wary group, these nannies, sometimes servants, sometimes teachers, stand-in mothers and pinch-hitting maids. From Wordnik.com. [Book World: Mona Simpson's "My Hollywood," reviewed by Ron Charles] Reference
He called me up a few days ago, and I said that I'd be happy to be a stand-in, even though there was no way that I could fill his shoes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 25, 2008] Reference
Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal couldn't be at the airport to welcome President Obama, so he sent a stand-in, his shoe, autographed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2009] Reference
I'm sure Joe Biden, with a 100 percent NAACP voting record over the lifetime of his career in the Senate, he would also be a good stand-in. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2009] Reference
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