benches

Example Sentences

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The benches cleared and the bullpens emptied, but no punches were thrown and order was quickly restored.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I remember me and my staff just being sat on two old wooden benches on the touchline.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

And there are some, both on the opposition benches and within the Labour Party, who think it might yet cost the prime minister his.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It offers the customary plain benches inside, but other interior features, like an iron stove, sit outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Sleepy people were sitting and lying on benches fashioned from tree trunks, including women with children, and babies on their backs.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo