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The phrase "on the bench" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in various contexts, to indicate that someone or something is not actively involved in a particular process, task, or situation: For example, "The team's star player was left on the bench during the first half of the match."
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on the bench
adjective
Presiding as a judge in a court
Exact(60)
I was on the bench".
Defoe starts on the bench.
Both were on the bench.
I sat on the bench with them.
Sit up straight on the bench.
Keady was on the bench Wednesday night.
He sat on the bench in discomfort.
Drogin continues to sit on the bench.
Paul Scholes could start on the bench.
This time, Smith stayed on the bench.
Players on the bench said a prayer.
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blood on the bench
celebrating on the bench
comfortable on the bench
characters on the bench
cards on the bench
conversations on the bench
experiments on the bench
evaluated on the bench
on the chamber
on the podium
on the courtroom
on the magistracy
on the chair
on the seat
on the banc
on the benchmark
on the bed
on the fixture
on the dynamometer
on the audience
on the judge
on the hearing
on the court
on the hearings
on the oar
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