bat

Example Sentences

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“You really had to go to bat to keep open a case that was more than two years old.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Otherwise, he says, "at 4.30 or 5am I wake up and I'm wide-eyed like a bat".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

After graduating from high school, Russell suffered an injury and decided to put down the baseball bat and get serious about acting.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Harper stood and watched too, then he flipped his bat toward the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

For instance, I knew right off the bat that Arnold, my stockbroker, and Pasqual, my lawn-mowing business partner, were good guys.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen