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bench

[bench] / bɛntʃ /
NOUN
furniture for sitting
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It puts him fourth on the list for overall goal contributions off the bench.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Uribe walks the first two batters, and Roberts deploys his primary left-handed bench threat, Max Muncy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

For Sweet, that means more hours at the laboratory bench, carefully cutting and analyzing tiny sections of tumor tissue in the search for answers to one of cancer biology's most important questions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Saracens' Bryony Field, who has three caps to Cokayne's 94, drops to the bench after deputising impressively in the first half of the WXV Global Series last month.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Rosa and Trudy were up ahead, sitting on a bench.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Some hopped on benches craning their necks for a better view while others FaceTimed friends so they could watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Revelers lock arms and sing together, climbing onto benches to dance as entire sections of a tent seem to move as one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tempers and emotions flared - despite a warning from the Speaker, Edwin Poots, to mind their manners - amid shouting across the packed benches.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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

People left their benches and joined little knots of chattering friends all over the room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

After the game, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian suggested that the most famous collegiate passer alive—and a player widely picked as the NFL draft’s top pick before the season—could be benched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Despite this, the Real Madrid man was benched for Jarrell Quansah against Croatia with the pair starting together against the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ronaldo may still look like he belongs in a Marvel movie, but his dip in efficiency already saw him benched at the World Cup four years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

In the weeks leading up to that explosive interview, he was left upset after meetings with the Liverpool hierarchy, including sporting director Richard Hughes, where it was outlined that he could be benched.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Then I get benched for the entire first half.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

Not so long ago, benching an underwhelming star was a go-to move for the sport’s best programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Redick ultimately responded by benching Vanderbilt the rest of the game and then not-so-subtly ripping him afterward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 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

"No, no; I'm not hurt," she panted, sinking on the cushioned benching where usually rows of semi-sea-sick people were lying.

From The Kentons by William Dean Howells


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