Sentence examples for to understudy from inspiring English sources
verb
To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required
It's intriguing to speculate about which of these roles, as an actor, it would be easier for him to understudy.
Richard Hamilton was ever unfairly doomed to understudy Peter Blake, a charmer who did one whizzingly famous album cover.
Appearances 30 Clean sheets 13 Rating 8/10 Has never grumbled or complained at his relegation to understudy, and has excelled whenever called upon by the first-team.
During her first two seasons in the corps de ballet, she was chosen to understudy a range of solo roles, many of which she got to perform.
He was hired to understudy Matthew Broderick, one of the two stars, as well as Roger Bart, a supporting actor, plus all seven actors in the male ensemble.
She hired him to understudy the ailing Giuseppe de Stefano as Rodolfo in La Bohème, and he went on to sing all but the first performance.
The Blues will consider allowing goalkeeper Petr Cech, 31, to leave if the Czech international does not want to be understudy to Belgium international Thibaut Courtois.
"[To be understudy to Gopperth] would be a very nice position to be in and something I would like to aim for.
McGreevy, who made his Championship debut 20 years ago, is set to be understudy to Chris Kerr on Sunday.
American international keeper Guzan has largely had to play understudy to Brad Friedel and then Shay Given since joining the club from American side Chivas in August 2008.
AGB t∙ha−1 for most vegetation types in the dry miombo ecozone tend to be less than 100 t∙ha−1 (Frost 1996), although upper limits generally appear to be understudied.
