How to Use bench seat in a Sentence

bench seat

noun
  • There are a couple of bench seats outside, but nearby Tompkins Square Park is more pleasant for a bagel brunch.
    Devra Ferst, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Rear-seat passengers travel on a bench seat with adequate space, although door bottoms taper substantially.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
  • Instead of two separate seats, the Testa Rossa J has a bench seat so an adult and child can sit comfortably alongside one another.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Bucket seats are in the first two rows and a third row is a bench seat.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Two of the Tron trains are outfitted with more of a bench seat for the back row.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Walk-in showers with grab bars and a bench seat in the shower are a must.
    Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The video jurors viewed also showed a floor mat on the van floor in front of the rear bench seat.
    David Owens, courant.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Keeping the fridge out of the kitchen left just enough room for a small bench seat and table.
    Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 5 Aug. 2021
  • In the gun rack behind the bench seat was a small shotgun and a big rifle.
    Steve Russell, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2017
  • Nab a seat at one of the tables or bench seats perfect for groups.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 23 May 2024
  • In a game that featured 12 lead changes and nine ties, this slugfest had both sides of the gym on the edge of their bench seats.
    Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 28 Feb. 2020
  • That's why the three-person rear bench seat is a $300 option.
    Pete Lyons, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
  • In the Europe-spec ID.Buzz, the second row is a bench seat with no armrests.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Cox, whose wrists are handcuffed behind his back, gets back on the bench seat that runs along the side of the van.
    CNN, 29 June 2022
  • There is a three-person bench seat in the third row, and dual bucket seats in the front.
    star-telegram, 30 June 2018
  • Psalm could be seen piled in the back on a bench seat with siblings Chicago, 5, and Saint, 7, and his cousins.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • The bench seat of one picnic table was 19 inches from the edge, and the one next to it was 20 inches from the edge.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The sconce is an old railroad light, and the custom bench seat is topped with reclaimed wood.
    Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The bench seat cushion and stainless steel legs give it a streamlined look.
    Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The center console can slide back and forth, and the rear bench seat also slides and reclines.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2021
  • If the seat is all one long cushion, that's considered a tight seat or a bench seat.
    Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 27 May 2020
  • Tua Tagovailoa, using one crutch instead of a cart, walked the grounds for a bit and even rode the bench seat on the carousel.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 30 Dec. 2019
  • One of the three upstairs bedrooms has a bank of windows fronted by a bench seat.
    oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2022
  • In June 2020, Karen Rhodes-Johnson looked into her cellphone from the gray bench seat of her truck.
    Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The boat’s lone helm is also in this space, with a comfortable bench seat for the captain and a mate to starboard.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The car seat cover style that protects your vehicle the most is the hammock style, which shields the rear bench seat, footwells, and even the back of the front seats.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2020
  • At that point, Plush had been pinned by the rear bench seat in his Honda Odyssey for more than 20 minutes and was struggling to breathe.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The state park put roofs over the cars and double-sided wooden bench seats lengthwise down the centers.
    Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In place of the single bench seat, there are now three-across bucket seats with a second row behind.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The bench seats look like small church pews, with intricate carvings along the top rails and seats that lift up for storage.
    Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020

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