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
  • In the final instance, the frustration crescendoed with a scream — and four-letter curse word — that echoed around the intimate setting at Goodyear Ballpark, reverberating from the mound to the stands to the press box loud and clear.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Defender Brando Oros celebrated in style, ripping off his shirt and running into the stands to celebrate with his parents.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023

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