How to Use the stands in a Sentence

the stands

plural noun

• But the alumni that packed the stands behind the E.O. Smith bench were there to see their coach in action, one last time.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
• Johnson grew up in El Cajon and had family and friends in the stands.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• When Roger won Wimbledon in 2017, Mirka and both sets of twins were in the stands cheering him on.
  — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• With 15 seconds to go in the half a number of students from both schools got into shoving matches in the stands.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
• However, the Spartans continued to rely on their fellow students in the stands to urge them on.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2023
• The game stopped in celebration, and Abdul-Jabbar came out of the stands to congratulate James, who said the experience brought him to tears.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Feb. 2023
• Among the thousands of faces in the stands are, of course, the wives and girlfriends of the star drivers behind the wheel — their families and kids, too!
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
• What an honor to be able to sit in the stands and cheer these ladies on.
  — Julia Viele, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026
• His family watched from the stands.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026