How to Use bat in a Sentence

bat

1 of 2 verb

• When asked about the role of women on the trail ride, Dahnke doesn't bat an eye.
  — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
• Her parents first took her to Patrick Henry to bat the ball about.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
• Kim Basinger strawberries out of the fridge, no one would bat an eye.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
• If a guy were to leave the house with his top off, nobody would bat an eyelid.
  — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2023
• Giroud nearly broke the tie in the 77th, but Pickford was able to bat his volley away.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
• In my case, on Freaky and on Knife, no one batted an eyelash.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
• The sophomore is batting .435 and has nine RBIs this season.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Phelan figured one of the defensive backs would bat the ball down.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Kubalik had a great chance from the left circle, but Quick was able to bat at the puck and knock it into the paint and corral it.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2022
• When an auburn pup with a plaid neck scarf relieves himself in the middle of the floor, no one bats an eye, and the mess is soon cleaned up.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
• Don’t bat your eyes at these deals because the mascara is only $10 right now.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Some don’t bat an eye and wipe up the condiment until the countertop is clean — with the help of cleaning spray in some instances.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• Stovall has batted leadoff the past four games after batting sixth in his first game back and in the 2-hole spot for two games.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2024
• That’s about eight degrees warmer than the 30-year average, but Jack Vessey wasn’t batting an eye.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 23 July 2023
• Four red jerseys dropped into coverage to bat away the pass.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 11 Nov. 2022
• Is a new Speaker really going to want to confront the rebels right away by going to bat for Ukraine?
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
• In each of these works, Jesus is depicted as a Black man, and no one really bats an eye.
  — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
• Orioles hitters are batting a collective .261, which ranks third in the AL.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 6 May 2023
• There are so many movies where the male lead is much older than the female lead, and TV shows especially, and nobody bats an eye.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2023
• Angels hitters are batting a collective .256, which ranks fourth in the AL.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 31 July 2023
• That doesn’t even include Nolan Arenado, who bats cleanup.
  — Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2023
• With two outs, those same six hitters batted just .140, also third-worst during that span.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
• The Justice Department was going to bat for the top 2 percent of authors, because that’s where the money is.
  — Christian Lorentzen, Harper’s Magazine , 8 Feb. 2023
• Garver, batting with two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth, fouled off the first pitch of the at-bat from Toronto’s Kevin Gausman, then lined a ball towards the gap in left-center.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
• After one first down, the Lions came up short on their next three plays, and Campbell rolled the dice again, trying a fourth-down pass that was batted away at the line of scrimmage.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• The Yankees have not hit so poorly as a team since 1968, when the mound was higher, pitchers batted and Mickey Mantle played first base.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
• But that doesn’t tell the entire story of Tiller, the Louisville slugger who batted his way through adversity.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
• With the Hurricanes on a 5 on 3 power play, Brent Burns’ shot was deflected in the air, and Svechnikov appeared to bat it above his shoulders.
  — Dallas News, 17 Dec. 2022
• The team had a pretty short field to defend, and what a momentum swing that is when your defense can come up and not bat an eye, hold a team to not have points and then progress from there.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 21 Aug. 2023
• With Yoshida out of the lineup for the series finale, Verdugo (1 for 4, single) batted cleanup.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023

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bat

2 of 2 noun

• Paresh Dave: Man, putting me on the spot right off the bat.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• That means 4, 5, and 6 are out of the running right off the bat.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
• Right off the bat, the idea of stealing an NFT is so new.
  — Caroline Brew, Variety, 13 Jan. 2024
• Mejia sprints out of his home with a bat like a bull when the gate opens.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
• The count was two and two, Ehmke’s slow high pitch met Ruth’s bat.
  — Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
• The night an ocean away from San Diego, though, belonged to the bats.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
• This starts with a 4 a.m. wakeup call; a high bar to clear right off the bat.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
• Stroud has all the tools to be successful right off the bat.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2023
• The fourth inning, which would be the last time South Carroll came to bat, was the best of the batch.
  — Joshua Davis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2023
• Yet the Red Sox’ bats went cold, failing to score again.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• Right off the bat, the image is a bit wider and clearer than the Google Nest above.
  — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
• To pass the time, the bat might put his napkin on the sidewalk like a beach towel and lie down.
  — Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• The game-changer was a three-run homer over the leftfield wall off the bat of Jenna Gremel.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2023
• Right off the bat, then, testing Harris’s claim turns out to be a bit tricky.
  — Lyman R. Stone, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
• The first of Hall's Halloween photos shows her glass front door, which is adorned with bats.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• After a brief scuffle, Sneed used the bat to bludgeon Van Treese to death.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 3 May 2023
• The same necklace Mookie Betts wears — the one with a bat and baseball on a black string — hung around his neck.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• The front of Doby's medal depicts him with a bat across his shoulder.
  — Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
• Turang then singled in his second at-bat in the fourth.
  — Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
• Bennett agrees that the best time for a bat box is when bats have lost access to a human dwelling.
  — Lauren David, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• The year before that, the competition was won by a bat.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• Despite their success in May, the Orioles’ bats have, at times, gone cold.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2023
• Right off the bat, we were impressed by the excellent arch support in this pair.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
• Inning The Razorbacks get on the board first on a fielder's choice off the bat of Kendall Diggs.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2023
• Remmington Hewitt hit the 11th pitch of her at-bat for a solo shot to left in the fourth and Alyssa Daniell added a two-run blast.
  — oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2023
• Most are in their 20s and 30s, and some are still learning the basics of throwing, catching and swinging a bat.
  — Jack Nicas Dado Galdieri, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• One post showed a picture of Mr. Trump holding a baseball bat, next to a picture of Mr. Bragg’s head.
  — Corinne Ramey, wsj.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• The mother told police that her daughter had schizophrenia and was armed with a bat and knives, and had access to a gun.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
• That works out to nearly a third of its MSRP right off the bat, and that doesn’t even include tax breaks or utility rebates for buyers.
  — Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
• In 2021, only three people in the United States died from rabies contracted from bats.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024