bench

Example Sentences

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After coming off the bench against Sampdoria some 37 months ago, he could feel the knee giving way and asked to be taken off.

From BBC

Lillard went second in the finals and watched anxiously from the bench as it looked like Booker would overtake him before missing his last three shots from the corner.

From Los Angeles Times

With Jude Bellingham out injured and Mbappe sitting on the bench, Vinicius seemed to have more freedom to roam and revelled in being the key attacking figure.

From Barron's

But Jazz coach Will Hardy benched his top players -- a similar move to what he had done in their game against Orlando two days earlier.

From Barron's

To a man, starting team and bench, they stood up.

From BBC