understudy in the PONS Dictionary

understudy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be the understudy for sb/sth
to understudy a part

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Shortly thereafter, she was cast as the understudy for the role and was eventually promoted to playing the role full-time.
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The understudies are now thrusted into a new competition directly against the successors.
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She was signed for the chorus and as understudy for the lead, but the show unfortunately closed on opening night.
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The series follows a group of understudies who train to become the next group of successors.
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They were all replaced by their respective understudies.
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The minute his much less confident understudy took over, she felt free to blossom, which she spectacularly did.
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