benches
Example Sentences
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He also pledged to support Burnham from the back benches.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Slogans were also shouted inside the lower house by the opposition benches, demanding the resignation of the education minister and justice for students.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was parachuted into parliament in a by-election last month to take his place on the green benches and, weeks later, at the top of the greasy pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then two batters into the 10th inning, the benches cleared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some men were on benches with open lunch pails.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
