understudy in English

noun
1
(in the theater) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice.
We should've just gotten an understudy for her role!
verb
1
learn (a role) or the role played by (an actor).
he had to understudy Prospero

Use "understudy" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "understudy" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "understudy", or refer to the context using the word "understudy" in the English Dictionary.

1. And now she's the understudy?

2. But Owen is not an understudy.

3. Glover's understudy took over the role on Broadway.

4. When the star became sick, his understudy stepped into his part.

5. She worked as an understudy to Elaine Page.

6. Good to know we're not getting the crappy understudy lobsters, right?

7. It is almost impossible for the understudy to achieve mental equilibrium.

8. The understudy was substituted when the leading actor fell ill.

9. 14 The Vice - President acts as understudy to the President.

10. The understudy is substituted when the leading actor falls ill.

11. The leading player is ill. Let his understudy to appear on the scene.

12. Since the understudy was off with flu, there could be no show.

13. For her last week, Cuka had been appearing with understudy Richard Franklin because Crawford had laryngitis.

14. Even though Sue is an understudy, she did a great job as the leading lady!

15. Drew became less punctual, he muffed his lines, and was often replaced by an understudy.

16. The star actor was ill, so his understudy had to alternate for him.

17. When the star was taken ill, the understudy finally got her first Big Break.

18. She took over after a week's rehearsal, during which Cuka's understudy, Gloria Connell, played opposite Crawford.

19. But I would have great belief in any of our young keepers to understudy Edwin.

20. The role, after all, was written for the actress, considered so indispensable that she had no understudy.

21. In her place was her understudy, Miss Lisa Fennell, a young dancer usually seen in the chorus.

22. Another pleasure, which Karelius shared with most male members of the audience, was the performance of her sister's understudy.

23. But there was one performance when he'd overslept, or passed out in his apartment, and his understudy had gone on.

24. Rachel told her the only thing she could: that her sister had a mild indisposition, and I was her understudy.

25. The crowd was particularly appreciative of understudy Ray Walker, who filled in so ably for the ailing star, Colm Wilkinson.

26. 20 The crowd was particularly appreciative of understudy Ray Walker, who filled in so ably for the ailing star, Colm Wilkinson.

27. An understudy might Begrudge the lead her role and even go so far as to put glass in her shoes so she can't perform.

28. BLEU (bilingual evaluation understudy) is an algorithm for evaluating the quality of text which has been machine-translated from one natural language to another.

29. Born in Brooklyn, Bergere began his career in 1936 as understudy to Danny Kaye in the Broadway production of "Lady in the Dark", with Gertrude Lawrence

30. Coursework is any composed or practical assignment given to an understudy that can be either be a simple essay, or any other writing, according to course requirements

31. Her Canniest naysaying had to have occurred when she was the understudy for the role of Deena Jones in the original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" and one day presented herself to its formidable director, Michael Bennett, to quit