the stands

plural noun

: the rows of seats in a stadium that people sit in when they are watching a sports event, concert, etc.

The ball was hit into the stands.

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Perhaps the most notable tributes to Ditka came in the stands rather than on the sidelines. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Yuridia Ortiz, the youngest at age 10, started a new softball season, with her dad noticeably missing from the stands. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 With great souvenir cups comes great responsibility, so make sure all you Fresno State fans keep the bones in the stands on Saturday. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 For Huang and the thousands of fans in the stands, the unexpected ending was followed by wild excitement. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the stands

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