workbench
Americannoun
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workbenches
plural
noun
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Origin of workbench
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They set up a workbench outside their shuttered atelier showing they were ready to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"He'd stuff in her garage including a skateboard and a workbench and he'd come looking them back."
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
She sat perched on a stool at her workbench, using a smooth stone to grind soil clumps into fine dust as she talked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Gemini Enterprise also features a no-code workbench allowing any employee to create automated workflows regardless of technical background.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
He walked over to a workbench and lifted up a piece of canvas.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Technicians in robes and hairnets sit at workbenches, polishing, cementing and hand-painting lenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Red Room includes references to childhood craft-making, while the State Dining Room features workbenches, stools and ladders to represent Santas’ workshop.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
The State Dining Room has been transformed into Santa’s workshop, with elves’ workbenches, stools and ladders circling the Christmas trees and tools and gifts-in-progress rounding out the decor.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Or they could end up in the backs of closets or on the workbenches of tech enthusiasts who enjoy hacking abandoned devices.
From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2021
The Hundredth Anniversary came and went; the following day Father and I were back at our workbenches as always.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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