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

But as pandemonium broke out in the stands and on the pitch, Norwegian referee Espen Eskas stood in the middle of the celebration in Toronto, hand to his ear, listening to a voice half a continent away in Dallas. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The royal siblings were animated fans in the stands and erupted in cheers when Carlos Alcaraz of Spain clinched the win. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

The two acts of protest sparked a barrage of objects thrown at him by fans from the stands. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Another shows us the dark and empty spaces beneath the stands. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for the stands

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