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

MacKinnon was grabbing his right side in pain and skated off to the bench, never returning to the ice. — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Even Mo Wagner managed to score in double digits in the first half off the bench. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

The 7-foot center recorded five points, one rebound and one assist in 18 minutes of action off the bench. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

Unless the Heat figure out their rotations and get some of the bench guys going, the starters will be worn out by midseason. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the bench

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