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

Concerns have been raised over the cost of two houses being built for bats next to junction 10 of the M5.

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

Paul Skenes versus a lineup so deep Julio Rodriguez bats seventh?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

I plunge into the darkness...and immediately scream and drop my phone as a group of bats whirl into a frenzy near the ceiling as soon as the light shines on them.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone