benches

Example Sentences

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The resulted in a push, a swing and both benches cleared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Two of the trio smiled to others in the public benches as they were taken back to the cells.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Beneath its parasol of trees, the memorial remains the most tranquil of civic sites, welcoming visitors to pause on granite benches slightly elevated above a mosaic tiled floor meant to evoke a classical temple.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

There were long benches, and tables ran across the room, and at the far end a dancing-floor.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway