bat around
Example Sentences
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The Rams had dropped to 4-5 when Arteta booked a last-minute visit to California and sat down with McVay to bat around wisdom on responding to adversity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
As you bat around innocuous topics like the weather, the latest football score or that TV show’s finale, you gauge how the person responds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
“There are a lot of people here you can gut check with and bat around ideas,” Psaki said in an interview on her last day in the White House.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022
Once she has it, she and her staffers bat around potential lines of questioning.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2020
A few neighborhood friends and I used to bat around the birdie for fun after school.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
