the stands

plural noun

: the rows of seats in a stadium that people sit in when they are watching a sports event, concert, etc.

The ball was hit into the stands.

Examples of the stands in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The latter of those two strikeouts was followed by audible boos originating from the stands behind the Braves dugout. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 June 2026

Fans from around the world have brought their own traditions to the tournament, from Norway supporters performing a Viking row in perfect unison in the stands in Boston to Japanese fans in Dallas cleaning up stadium trash after matches. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 19 June 2026

The two future kings frequently attend football matches together, watching on nervously from the stands. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Instead of a sea of Chiefs red, the stands were filled with Argentine blue and white. — Travis Heying, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

Rhymes for the stands

• armbands
• brigands
• commands
• croplands
• demands
• expands
• farmlands
• grasslands
• headbands
• headlands
• homelands
• marshlands