batter
Example Sentences
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Australia's bowlers have landed 30% of their deliveries in this zone throughout the series, with England doing so just 23% of the time, and have therefore put the tourists' batters under more sustained pressure.
From BBC
While the entire squad was present in Noosa, former Kent and England batter Key was in another part of Queensland.
From BBC
Shoppers in the Los Angeles area and across the country, battered by confusing tariffs and costly goods, are expected to spend less this holiday shopping season.
From Los Angeles Times
England could drop batter Ollie Pope for the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where a crowd touching 100,000 is expected.
From BBC
The National Trust for Scotland has warned it could "take years" to clear up the damage from two storms which battered the country in 2021.
From BBC
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