benches

Example Sentences

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"I'd love it if someone paid for a placard on one of the benches that said, 'Will you marry me?'," she laughs.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Welfare offices became “job centers” and set welfare recipients to painting park benches, raking leaves and cleaning courtrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

His colleagues, confined to their lab benches, thought that he had gone fully mad.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee