bleachers
Example Sentences
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A half dozen little kids have come out of the bleachers seeking high fives from any Palisades High basketball player.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
From a distance, to those in the finish-line bleachers watching below, it looks terrifying.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
It all came down to the final end but the Italians kept their nerve to edge to victory and cause a thunderous barrage of noise to roll down the wooden bleachers.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
A crowd of thousands pounded their feet on bleachers creating a thunderous sound as the sun set over the wealthy Forest Hills neighborhood.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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