bench
noun
a long seat for several people.
Example Sentences
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Until Ted benches her, however, she is a device, a measuring stick against which Ted and Rebecca stack their values.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
These included refurbishing bikes for donations to the Age Concern Jersey charity, restoring memorial benches, growing plants and vegetables for the prison kitchen and for charity, and helping create wildlife habitats.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
We’ll sit at Trails’ wooden benches surrounded by nature where it almost feels like we’re not in LA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
I squirmed into another dress for myself, then reached behind the benches and shoved the little bundle quickly inside the neck.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
