benches

Example Sentences

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“They’re pummeling us every day,” said a woman pensioner sitting among her friends on benches in a leafy courtyard of a Soviet-era apartment block.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

From a distance, his mom watches in the shade on the benches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Built around Como Lake, the park features a walking path that loops the entire shoreline, along with plenty of benches for soaking up the scenery.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Two of the trio smiled to others in the public benches as they were taken back to the cells.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Suddenly I felt light-headed, and I made my way off the main path I’d been walking to take a seat at one of the stone benches that peppered the campus.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin