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Etymology
Origin of bleacher
1540–50; 1885–90 bleacher for def. 1; bleach + -er 1
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David Pountney’s 2008 production of Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s “Die Soldaten” included a 974-seat bleacher containing the audience that slowly rolled down train tracks over a football field-length runway.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Additional bleacher and field seating were added for the event, which helped create space for the largest crowd in the 100-year history of Memorial Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
Someone from the bleacher seats shouted, “Don’t go!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Concrete stairs are cracked with bolts so loose bleacher seats rock back and forth.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
I saw him play once from a bleacher seat, and even at that distance he had the sweetest smile I had ever seen and to this day I swear he smiled at me several times.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
So, he then threw a belt-high sinker down the middle of the plate that Pete Alonso smashed into the right-field bleachers for a three-run homer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
McGinn and his goggles have gone worldwide in recent days, with his name ringing out on the streets of Boston and on the Fenway Park bleachers.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
A few families in the stands, if there were bleachers at all.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
We in the bleachers already know about the career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Once we all sat down in the bleachers, they asked Rondell where he played and who was his AAU coach.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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