bench
noun
a long seat for several people.
Example Sentences
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Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Sleeping in flophouses and on bus stop benches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The same individual also made off with four bronze placards from the benches at nearby Patriot Point, police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"A £4m defender is usually the last spot on FPL managers' benches but Lundstram was misclassified by FPL towers and was actually a box-to-box midfielder," says Woods.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
We knelt at one of the long wooden benches.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
