An actor able to replace a regular performer when required.
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Examples for "understudy "
Examples for "understudy "
1 He'll replace bin Pacha, who, anyway, surely has an understudy or backup.
2 And he became, on Sunday afternoons, a sort of understudy for Catherine.
3 She's my understudy . She leans in, and rose fragrance prickles Sing's nose.
4 These were rehearsals; Rogers himself had dropped in also merely as an understudy .
5 There'd been some confusion: Leonidas had actually been auditioning to be the understudy .
1 A further 500 troops are on standby in case needed, Buckles said.
2 A further 500 troops are on standby in case needed, he said.
3 U.S. President Barack Obama said American forces were on standby to help.
4 Both will be on standby once water collection points come into effect.
5 Advisers were on standby to help people budget for new monthly payments.
6 Of course, we have heard similar sentiments in the Disney standby lines.
7 But they intend to have legal experts on standby just in case.
8 Several facilities remain on standby should the need for more shelters arise.
9 But I'll have some National Guard units on standby just in case.
10 Fire rescue services had been placed on standby , according to the airline.
11 They said ' standby for the announcement of when the classes will resume'.
12 Plus we had a very large cast that was constantly on standby .
13 Rescue teams are on standby in case the whale gets into trouble.
14 I was going to try to get on standby back to Iowa.
15 A couple of droids idled, duties completed, lost in electronic standby dreams.
16 Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on Thursday put the National Guard on standby .
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