bats

Example Sentences

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Creating roosting areas for displaced bats is a statutory requirement and the costs are predominantly being met from central government funding and developer contributions.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez stifled the USA bats led by New York Yankees home run king Aaron Judge.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

That was supposed to be the U.S.—until more than a billion dollars’ worth of bats went oddly quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

From inside the tower, the Roman numerals were reversed; the huge bells responsible for hourly gongs were giant sleeping bats in the gloomy rafters above.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles