How to Use bench in a Sentence

bench

1 of 2 noun

• The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench.
• Gone are the park bench and the tree.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
• But so far, so good for the Heat’s bench.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
• Their lineup and bench are deep.
  — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
• Both benches even cleared at one point.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
• Sorry, no sit-out bench on this one.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
• Brown saw the same thing from the other bench.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
• Who will earn final bench spots?
  — Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
• Add seating such as chairs, a bench or a swing.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
• Sochan had to be pulled away from the 76ers’ bench.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
• There’s bench seating, or bring your own chairs.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
• Snag a bench or maybe even bring your own chair and enjoy.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
• Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
• Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench.
  — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
• Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench.
  — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
• Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench.
  — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
• His cold blue eyes could cut through a bench full of players.
  — Mac Engel may 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
• The long bench style seat feels great, even after long rides.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
• But there's a certain kind of bench that no longer feels fresh.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
• Tatum then checked out, and the Celtics’ bench kept them in it.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
• Lie back on a bench, placing your head near the end of the bench.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
• Their bench is thin and Skinner knows it.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
• Their bench players couldn’t make a 3-point shot.
  — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
• Drape a light throw blanket over a bench for a cozy, lived-in feel.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
• The team combined for just 15 bench points.
  — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
• Here's what Hughes said about their bench.
  — MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
• Place your hands on the edge of a bench or chair with your legs straight in front of you.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 1 July 2026
• The whole bench gets an energy to them.
  — Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
• Rushing broke his bat over his leg and slammed his leg guard on the dugout bench.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
• Jaquez scored a team-high 20 points off the Heat’s bench.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

bench

2 of 2 verb

• The manager benched one of his most popular players.
• Gray and Bergvall were benched.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
• This was the first time he was benched as a starter.
  — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• He was benched after six weeks.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
• He was benched for a stretch last season.
  — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
• Should Josh Hart be moved to bench?
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
• How about a bar clamp, bench vise or stud finder?
  — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
• If there’s a brawl, fight, benches clear—those are big ones.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
• But after just nine starts, Fields was benched.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
• He was benched after a 2-5 start.
  — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
• He was benched after a 2-9 record as starter.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
• His coaches could have benched him after that.
  — Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• He could be benched in Gameweek 4.
  — Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
• The club still needs to finalize the bullpen and bench spots.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
• He’s been benched in the middle of the game four times this season.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
• That’s what happened when he got benched late last season.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
• Don’t be afraid to bench someone today.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 25 June 2026
• Not bench-him-now levels, but there has been some shrinkage.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
• The Los Al gym has bench seating on both sides.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
• But Teller was benched late in the season.
  — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
• The Reds also have to fill the final bullpen and bench spots.
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• Wentz then led the league in sacks and interceptions and was benched.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
• He was benched after a 2-7 record after nine starts.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Nobody’s getting benched or fired or traded away on that side of the ball.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
• What pro athlete would be happy about being benched?
  — Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
• Those numbers will get a quarterback benched at most places.
  — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
• This time, though, VanDerveer benched the star for much of the first half.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
• Not even when Roberts was promoted to bench coach — at least not at first.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
• He was benched in June after failing to hustle on a ground ball.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• Cooper said on Thursday that she wasn't told, and did not ask, why she was benched.
  — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026