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

Hanna agreed and provided a spark off the bench, averaging five points, an assist and a steal per game in 12 minutes of action. — Latif Love july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

The short-haired friend interposed herself on the bench between the twenty-three-year-old woman and the thirty-five-year-old man, putting her arm around the former and totally ignoring the latter. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Ten player mics were available to Fox at various times throughout the game, with some stars being wired up during pitching stints and at-bats while others wore headsets to check in from the bench. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Dominguez later told examining doctors while in custody that he was guided by voices to approach the figure on the bench, Kian said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for the bench

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