Example Sentences

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Every time he bench-presses Britney on Instagram, we fall a little more in love.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2018

“He bench-presses 345 pounds like picking up a stack of books,” one teammate said.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2013

McManus, who was back in the gym 15 days after a recent bypass operation, rides the bike at the highest resistance for 45 min., then bench-presses 300 lbs.

From Time Magazine Archive