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Etymology
Origin of bleacher
1540–50; 1885–90 bleacher for def. 1; bleach + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The picture was not so sharply focused from the bleacher seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
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
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
All of the bleacher sections on our side of the gym had been pulled out, and they were filling up quickly.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
There are also the legions of sponsors and guests, who follow the race from bleachers at the summit and nibble on petits fours while the competition rages in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
I’m doing my latest Webb impression in front of the bleachers, where Theo, Kareem, Ben-Ben, Luis, and Malik are all getting ready for practice.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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