bats

Example Sentences

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It’s one of the hazards of the job, along with fertilizer-soaked boots, ripped pants from ladder cages, and encounters with pigeons, mice and sleeping bats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Fans are going to ask: What is going on with the Dodgers’ bats?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Lib Dem county councillor, Julian Tooke, said "bats are protected and apparently we have 12 out of the 14 species that exist nationally so you have to find somewhere to move them".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

With the USA bats continuing to flail against Rodriguez, the Venezuelans doubled their lead in the top of the fifth inning.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“I’m not sleeping in a cave. There’s probably vampire bats in there.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall