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.

Examples of the bench in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mathurin then came off the bench and led the Clippers to a win over the Nuggets in February while matching his career high with 38 points. — William Guillory, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

This means footrests extending out at the level of the rear hub and two handgrip bars running parallel to the bench seating. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

Funderburg squats 600 pounds and is all but assured of breaking Zion-Benton’s all-time record in the bench press, 405 pounds, which is held by Nelson. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Hayes, Chen and Stokes, meanwhile, have made meaningful contributions off the bench. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the bench

• entrench
• retrench
• workbench
• clench
• drench
• quench
• stench
• tench
• trench
• wench
• wrench