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bench

[bench] / bɛntʃ /
NOUN
furniture for sitting
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Millogo played for the Golden Knights last season while Kamagate sat on the bench ineligible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Having also scored a hat-trick off the bench against Fiji in July, Pollock is averaging a try every 22 minutes in the Nations Championship.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Nvidia needs an independent chair, a public succession plan and a bench of executives investors can name.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

He threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and led a victory so dominant that by the end of it he could watch from the bench as his backup ran out the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

One lunchtime when the bell sounded to return to work, Mrs. Floor did not appear at the bench beside me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The number of front-row tickets is limited, partly because team benches and broadcast tables take up real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms where desks and chairs were pushed to the side.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The same individual also made off with four bronze placards from the benches at nearby Patriot Point, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"A £4m defender is usually the last spot on FPL managers' benches but Lundstram was misclassified by FPL towers and was actually a box-to-box midfielder," says Woods.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Many Osage looked on from the benches, fanning themselves in the heat; a few stole glances at cell phones, but most watched reverently.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

These Wolverines can’t score, have lost games they should have won, won games they should have lost, and have benched their expensive would-be star quarterback, Bryce Underwood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

After having only 11 turnovers last year, he already has seven this season after another three against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he was benched as the Jags romped to a 35-6 home win.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

He was then benched for England's run to the T20 World Cup semi-finals in the spring.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Coach Rod Brind’Amour benched starting goalie Frederik Andersen in Game 3, inserting Brandon Bussi, who then led the team to three straight wins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

I could bring real ones up at the thought of being benched for our first game.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

The Dodgers are not benching Shohei Ohtani despite lingering injuries and a long slump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

This time around, there haven’t been talks of benching Kimmel within the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

“But in today’s landscape, benching your stars isn’t realistic. Wins are too valuable, and money — whether we admit it or not — drives everything.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

Johnson does not face the same competition for his place with Wales, which is why his benching against Belgium was so striking, despite his indifferent form.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

Barlow, from scanning the heavens, turned round and faced the company, which had drooped in several attitudes of exhaustion on the benching of the piazza.

From Dr. Breen's Practice by William Dean Howells


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