But no huge barrow I bid you toil to raise--a seemly one, no more: then afterward do ye Achaians build it broad and high, whosoever of you after I am gone may be left in the benched ships.
And for himself he threateneth that at break of day he will launch upon the sea his trim well-benched ships.
But first I will speak to make trial of them as is fitting, and bid them flee with their benched ships; only do ye from this side and from that speak to hold them back.
So shall one say even of men that be late born, as he saileth in his benchedship over the wine-dark sea: 'This is the barrow of a man that died in days of old, a champion whom glorious Hector slew.
For Agamemnon king of men himself gave thembenched ships wherewith to cross the wine-dark sea, even he the son of Atreus; for matters of seafaring concerned them not.
For he that stayeth away but one single month far from his wife in his benched ship fretteth himself when winter storms and the furious sea imprison him; but for us, the ninth year of our stay here is upon us in its course.
Now is it in doubt whether we save the benched ships or behold them perish, if thou put not on thy might.
Baird Smith, who benched her at Woolwich in poor condition.
They've benched me and put that young brat, Renton, in my place.
They shook up the batting order, theybenched some of the regulars temporarily, and put the reserve men in their places.
Then he told all the wiles and many contrivances of Circe, and how in a benched ship he fared to the dank house of Hades, to seek to the soul of Theban Teiresias.
For this cause too the benched ships are furnished, that bear mischief to foemen over the unharvested seas.
Let us cast these strangers on board a benched ship, and send them to the Sicilians, whence they would fetch thee their price.
Now Odysseus had gone thither to recover somewhat that was owing to him from all the people, for the men of Messene had lifted three hundred sheep in benched ships from out of Ithaca, with the shepherds of the flock.
Then they alighted from the benched ship upon the land, and first they lifted Odysseus from out the hollow ship, all as he was in the sheet of linen and the bright rug, and laid him yet heavy with slumber on the sand.
The weather promised to be fair and warm, however, so only the smaller dogs and some of the larger short-coated ones were benched inside, where they had plenty of room and plenty of ventilation.
And who knows but that you may have a dog benched there and carry away some blue ribbons and a silver cup.
Rover, as Darley's Launcelot of Middlesex, had an easier time of it, for only eight Old English sheepdogs were benched and none of the famous kennels were represented here.
When I benched Osgood it wouldn't have surprised me in the least if some of the players besides Shultz had made an objection.
If Wyndham had won that game after Nelson benched us, it would have settled everything our way.
That on the east was benched nearly all around its interior, and the outside inclosing wall, on the east, apparently follows the curve.
The kiva wasbenched for about half of its circumference.
But if any one is extravagantly eager to return home, let him lay hands upon his well-benched black ship, that he may draw on death and fate before others.
Jove-sprung son of Laertes, Ulysses of many wiles, thus then will ye fly home to your dear native land, embarking in your many-benched ships?
And yet I say that I never passed by thy fair altar in my many-benched ship, coming here with ill luck.
Thus, then, they were fighting for the well-benched ship.
The Greeks also on the other side hastened from their well-benched ships, some to carry away the bodies, and others to collect wood.
Nor let them take the well-benched ships without labour at least, although having subdued us, but let us be mindful of the fight.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "benched" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
