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
• Eldridge’s fly ball landed on the top of the wall in right field and bounced into the stands.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
• McNutt said as Murray squinted down at the stands and zoomed in to catch a photo of the pop superstar for his wife.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026