How to Use bench in a Sentence

bench

1 of 2 noun

• The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench.
• How to: Sit in a chair (or on a box/bench) and grip the front edges with hands.
  — Women's Health, 7 June 2023
• Lie back on a bench, placing your head near the end of the bench.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
• James had a chance to tie at the buzzer, but his three-point shot in front of the Dallas bench hit the front of the rim.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
• How to: Start standing to the right of a bench or stair, hands on waist and feet under hips.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
• The guy with the wild hair, eating a sandwich on a nearby bench, loved it too.
  — Harvey Dickson, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• How to Do It: Place your feet on a bench and your hands on the floor in pushup position.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 2 June 2023
• The video ends with Haynes, now an old man, sitting on the same bench holding a four-leaf clover.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Plenty of hooks, a closet to store coats, and a bench are vital.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
• Use a bench scraper or a knife to portion the dough into 10 even (90-gram) pieces.
  — Yewande Komolafe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
• There’s one photo which shows Höss and his children on a bench with a palm in the corner.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024
• The shower has a bench and a stone-look-tile shower surround.
  — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• The video features Kevin and Kyra singing on a bench outside one of their barns, while Kevin plays the tune on a guitar.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 16 June 2023
• Soon a bench appears — and then a guard post with an Israeli soldier.
  — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
• The suspect walked past the couple while they were seated on a bench at a bus stop, police said.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
• Utah State has a short bench, and short benches don’t win wars of attrition.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• The city has built new benches at Himmel Park with them, as well as outdoor planters.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2023
• The court is surrounded by a net for such things, but www.basketnews.com reported parts of the lit flares reached the Olympiacos bench.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2023
• Her 18-month-old son, Pietro, scampered by old men on benches.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• The clock expired and the Nuggets’ bench emptied in celebration.
  — Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 22 May 2023
• How to Do It: Standing with your feet about shoulder-width apart, grab a pair of dumbbells from a bench or box.
  — Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 4 May 2023
• Romero said, sitting on a wooden bench in a back hall outside the House chamber.
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
• Or install a bench to hold bulkier items, such as a dry brush or washcloth.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• But the Gipper had promised to appoint a woman, and at the time there weren’t many women on the federal bench.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
• Others have been honored, for past donations, with a plaque on a wall or a bench.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Brown appeared to exchange words with Georges Niang, who was on the Sixers’ bench.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• The man takes a swing at Carson’s face, and Carson runs away before tripping over a bus bench and falling to the ground.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• Dusty rose drapes and a warm-toned velvet bench enhance the luxurious feel, and a lush plant in a white-and-blue pot livens up the area.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 26 July 2023
• All nine Boise State players who saw action scored, and the Broncos’ bench came up with 18 points and six assists.
  — Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 18 Feb. 2024
• The Suns, who were looking to bolster this bench, also added Memphis’ David Roddy in the three-team deal.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024

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bench

2 of 2 verb

• The manager benched one of his most popular players.
• Through the first three quarters, the Suns bench only put up 10 to the Jazz's 26.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2022
• He’s been benched in the middle of the game four times this season.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
• This time, though, VanDerveer benched the star for much of the first half.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
• Coaches and a ref had to calm the Mountain View bench down.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2022
• He had been benched for the entirety of one of those games.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• He was benched late in the game, also a first in his career.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• Will Terry Francona return to the Guardians bench against the Reds?
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 18 May 2022
• Damion Collins’ dunk with 36 seconds left in the first half gave Kentucky’s bench its first points of the game.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
• Wentz then led the league in sacks and interceptions and was benched.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
• The Celtics bench all finished Friday with at least a plus-7 in their minutes.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022
• The 90th game between the two schools will mark the return of Sean Miller, who will retake the Xavier bench this season.
  — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 16 June 2022
• Nobody’s getting benched or fired or traded away on that side of the ball.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
• In March 2021, Twins bench coach Mike Bell died of kidney cancer.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2022
• The ball went off the backboard and through the net, sending him running backward toward the Hoosiers bench.
  — Michael Marot, ajc, 12 Mar. 2022
• Still, having benched those songs for many of her concerts, Ross seemed to relish the chance to mix things up.
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 30 June 2023
• He was benched in favor of Bailey Zappe down the stretch in 2023 and may have played his last game with the Patriots.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• He was benched in June after failing to hustle on a ground ball.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• Last month, Donovan demanded more from the Bulls bench as the starters were providing the bulk of the scoring.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022
• He was benched in the third game of the 1989 season, and the Colts traded him to Tampa Bay in the following offseason.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
• Latimore said that Clemmons’s son was a starter on the Bad Boyz but was benched for a single game.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
• The coaching staff decided to bench Cunningham with the game tied at 88 points.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022
• Why did Mike Woodson bench his starters late vs. Illinois?
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2022
• He got benched after Week 7, resumed playing in Week 10, then was benched again for the final three weeks.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2023
• Venable has spent three years as a base coach with the Chicago Cubs before moving to bench coach in Boston for the last two years.
  — Dallas News, 14 Oct. 2022
• With 15:30 left in the half, Indiana coach Mike Woodson benched Mgbako.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
• Curry wondered if McKillop would bench him for the second game.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• So Caitlin's father, Brent, benched her to compose herself.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
• Both the Broncos and Commanders benched their starters this week, which may indicate change is on the horizon.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
• The Patriots’ own starting quarterback, Mac Jones, a former first-round draft pick, was benched, and not for the first time.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024