How to Use bleacher in a Sentence

bleacher

noun
  • Songs, dances, drum lines and chants organically formed in the bleachers.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There is limited bleacher and bench seating, so visitors are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs or a picnic blanket.
    Courant Community, 10 July 2018
  • Visitors will be allowed to bring lawn chairs, as limited bleacher seating will be available, according to the event’s website.
    Rick Kambic, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2018
  • In the second inning, when the outcome was up in the air, the Rockies’ Aaron Muñoz hit a ball into the bleachers and rounded the bases.
    Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2018
  • Last month, the Chiefs football player was photographed by his wife sitting with the couple's son in the bleachers at a local high school football field to watch a game together.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Paul Ryan then stepped in to perform the thankless duty of being trashed by backbenchers in safe seats and Never Trumpers from the moral high ground of the bleachers.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Four big tents have been set up for women and children to sleep under with thin mattresses and blankets, while men were relegated Monday night to concrete bleachers.
    Amy Guthrie, The Seattle Times, 6 Nov. 2018
  • Past the candles is a coffee shop, and a gathering space with bleachers padded with artificial turf and an installation with flowers blooming across a rainbow word cloud.
    New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • The makeover also will include new bleachers and a general redesign of the space so that concessions and bathrooms will be pushed more to the periphery, thus improving traffic flow.
    Charles Passy, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2018
  • Cramming onto metal bleachers with no back-support isn't exactly comfortable during a five-game-long tournament, either.
    Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 20 Aug. 2018
  • Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt was annoyed at the conditions experienced by his relievers in a bullpen just in front of the right field bleachers.
    Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Kids still played there occasionally, but there were unattached wooden boards littering the bleachers and random furniture scattered throughout the place.
    Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2018
  • Dozens of the more radical protesters then marched to an outdoor sports complex near downtown where 2,500 migrants have been staying, sleeping on dirt fields and under bleachers.
    Julie Watson, The Seattle Times, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The boy had been halfway up the bleachers just to the right of the bimah.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The press gallery in the Senate is in a kind of bleachers above the floor.
    Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Fans filled most of the seats, and some sat in lawn chairs beyond the bleachers.
    Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2019
  • Replays showed the tire miss the crowd and fall in between the bleachers at the racetrack.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
  • The fight happened at the rear of the school near the athletic field bleachers.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There were around six of them standing on the bleacher.
    Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Nix had long been the one in the stands for these kinds of games, watching Auburn’s wins from the bleachers.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 22 Sep. 2019
  • The left-field bleacher wall abuts the north end zone and the Padres dugout and a section of seats crowd things on the south side.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Some plopped down on the metal bleachers and jumped to their feet when the team made a play.
    Alanis Thames, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Group photos are planned for 3 p.m. in front of the school and on the football field bleachers.
    Madeline Beck, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2023
  • Rain forced the vigil to be moved inside the school’s gym and the bleachers were soon packed.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
  • In 56 years only two changes have been made to the gym: new bleachers and a new floor.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Kenny goes deep, and Shawn's watching Amy Bruntlett was in the bleachers off to the side.
    Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023
  • There will be around 2,040 bleacher seats and VIP tents.
    Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
  • During the taping, the writers sat in a tense cluster off to the side of the bleachers.
    Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Day-of bleacher seats will be $15 for adults and $10 for students.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 8 July 2021
  • While that may be a badge of honor on the mound, that grimy peak may not look as good in the bleachers.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024

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