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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Brandon Murray, who played for Wade at LSU in the 2021-22 season and spent a season apiece at Georgetown and Ole Miss, came off the bench and led McNeese with 21 points.
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
He was appointed to the federal district court by Obama in 2011 and confirmed 96-0, but began his career on the bench as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court, to which he was nominated by former President George W. Bush.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
This time the first five was Adebayo, Herro, Ware, Duncan Robinson and Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Shuffled out of the mix was Terry Rozier, with the Heat instead going off the bench, in order, with Davion Mitchell, Haywood Highsmith, Alec Burks and Pelle Larsson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
He’s expected to come off the bench in the Razorbacks’ NCAA Tournament game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
He was appointed to the federal district court by Obama in 2011 and confirmed 96-0, but began his career on the bench as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court, to which he was nominated by former President George W. Bush.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
This time the first five was Adebayo, Herro, Ware, Duncan Robinson and Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Shuffled out of the mix was Terry Rozier, with the Heat instead going off the bench, in order, with Davion Mitchell, Haywood Highsmith, Alec Burks and Pelle Larsson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
He’s expected to come off the bench in the Razorbacks’ NCAA Tournament game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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“The bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bench. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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