Example Sentences

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Benches cleared before tempers settled down, and the Yankees would best the Mets in five games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Benches clear in the 9th inning of the Padres-Dodgers game in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Benches cleared, and Tennessee’s Kamal Hadden and Florida’s Micah Mazzccua squared off like boxers.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2023

Benches and bullpens emptied twice in the eighth inning after one of five hit batters but no punches were thrown, and the Yankees lost their eighth straight series rubber game,

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Benches and trestle tables ran along either side of the hall, with room for fifty men... though twice that number had squeezed themselves inside.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin