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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Chalk it up as another decision Lee has to make sitting at the end of the bench in his second season at the helm for the Hornets.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Rice could look to roll with Neto to start while assigning more defensive duties to a forward, while Andrews and redshirt senior guard RJ Keene provide minutes off the bench.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The Cardinals outscored the Hurricanes 38-12 off the bench.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, a member of the Hawks staff pulled Young off the bench and to the team’s tunnel.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Rice could look to roll with Neto to start while assigning more defensive duties to a forward, while Andrews and redshirt senior guard RJ Keene provide minutes off the bench.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
The Cardinals outscored the Hurricanes 38-12 off the bench.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, a member of the Hawks staff pulled Young off the bench and to the team’s tunnel.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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“The bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bench. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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