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
We’ll sit at Trails’ wooden benches surrounded by nature where it almost feels like we’re not in LA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
Sam Wilmot founded the Instagram account Rate This Bench in 2019 after jokingly judging benches while out walking with friends.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It was a hot night, and the park was full of townsfolk, outdoors after dinner to keep cool, strolling on the graveled walks, chatting on the benches, laughing, watching the children romp and frisk about.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
