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

The development is expected to displace 130 bat roosts but Reform UK county councillor, Vernon Smith, said he was astonished by the cost of the project.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

One caveat right off the bat: Although AI search is growing fast, many people are still using traditional search engines and clicking on links.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Shavuot had come and gone, and Anya turned twelve and became a bat mitzvah, which meant she was responsible for her own actions and had to answer for consequences as a result of them.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack