batter
Example Sentences
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U.S. batters struck out 15 times, walked once, and went hitless with runners in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times
After warming up to the theme song from “Top Gun,” he surrendered six hits and struck out just two batters.
Scotland battered England and then dipped against Wales.
From BBC
“Man, it’s just fun to watch him compete in the batter’s box,” Roberts said of Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times
A column here last week reminded readers that the U.S. faced a similar dilemma in 1945: how to convince a battered and irretrievably weakened Japan that the war was over.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
