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
• Spectators in the crowd also left the stands toward the field as police on-site attempted to contain the situation.
  — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
• Sports moms are in a league of their own and are always the biggest fans in the stands.
  — ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
• Kids who didn’t bring pens with them scrambled to borrow one from anybody — the adults on the field, their parents in the stands, even a reporter standing nearby.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026