benches
Example Sentences
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Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"I am now looking forward to continuing to make a real contribution to the Conservative team in Parliament and beyond, to build and amplify our vision for Britain, from the back benches."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"There were no benches, no bathrooms, no drinking water, no facilities at all. Even animals would not be kept in such a place," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He added a couple hundred more at the Shrine Auditorium and many more than that in Caracas, with student singers on benches that rose precariously to the top of a tall concert hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Arching trees, heavy with snow, open spaces with benches, bushes, and winter-quiet plants.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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