bat around

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Judge brought his hands in, whipped his bat around and somehow connected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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

Was Vivian genuinely looking out for Emma, or searching for a mouse to bat around for a summer?

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2018

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