the bench
noun
1
law
: the place where a judge sits in a court of law
The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench.
2
: a long seat where the members of a sports team wait during a game for a chance to play
He spent most of his season on the bench.
He plays better coming off the bench.
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Landry Shamet scored 16 off the bench while Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson had 15 apiece for the Knicks, who became the fourth team to have an 11-game winning streak during their postseason run.
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Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
On the bench is the revered Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
So happy no one was sitting on the bench or on the sidewalk when this happened.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 May 2026
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Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
On the bench is the revered Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
So happy no one was sitting on the bench or on the sidewalk when this happened.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the bench
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“The bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bench. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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