benches

Example Sentences

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The resulted in a push, a swing and both benches cleared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Beneath its parasol of trees, the memorial remains the most tranquil of civic sites, welcoming visitors to pause on granite benches slightly elevated above a mosaic tiled floor meant to evoke a classical temple.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Welfare offices became “job centers” and set welfare recipients to painting park benches, raking leaves and cleaning courtrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Hereditary peers in the House of Lords have left their red leather benches for the final time.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The entire compartment looks like an explosion in a library, piles of books and paper amongst the velvet-covered benches and polished-wood tables.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern