the bench
noun
1
law
: the place where a judge sits in a court of law
The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench.
2
: a long seat where the members of a sports team wait during a game for a chance to play
He spent most of his season on the bench.
He plays better coming off the bench.
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Sophie Cunningham should provide shooting range off the bench; Natasha Howard bolsters the boards.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Outside of the 12 starters, Mount St. Mary’s utilized just one player off the bench.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025
Chen, who was appointed to the bench by Democratic President Obama, found the government hadn’t shown any harm caused by keeping the program alive.
—Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Chen, who was appointed to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, found the government hadn’t shown any harm caused by keeping the program alive.
—Time, 2 May 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Outside of the 12 starters, Mount St. Mary’s utilized just one player off the bench.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025
Chen, who was appointed to the bench by Democratic President Obama, found the government hadn’t shown any harm caused by keeping the program alive.
—Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Chen, who was appointed to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, found the government hadn’t shown any harm caused by keeping the program alive.
—Time, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bench
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“The bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bench. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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