Understudy

//ˈʌndɚstʌdi//

"Understudy" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Her understudy was also on.

He had been Tom's understudy as vice-captain.

She was such a big star that she wouldn't allow an understudy.

She was under lots of pressure to perform three different roles as an understudy.

He flattered her by calling her ‘Brahms’s understudy’.

His former understudy was on the point of filing his retirement papers.

Her understudy sings like a bird.

He could prove to be an efficient understudy.

He is an understudy for that character.

She also served as Mary's understudy.

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That lean gentleman had apparently understudied Pharaoh of old and hardened his heart.

For Wynne-Edwards, the role of the outcasts in the welfare of the group is to wait in the wings as understudies, ready to step into the shoes of any territory holder who dies on the main stage of group reproduction.

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