How to Use batting in a Sentence
batting
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Would the Angels dare to move him down in the batting order?
— Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023 -
Lay one of the 25-inch strips along the edge of the cotton batting with the right side visible.
— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 -
It’s almost made batting practice kind of a thing of the past.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 May 2023 -
Lane played for Team USA over the summer, batting cleanup.
— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024 -
The Phillies were strikeout- and home run-heavy in the lineup and any one of them can bring contact to the batting order.
— Dan Gelston, ajc, 7 Nov. 2022 -
Even the white face mask on Jaquez’s batting helmet couldn’t hide the wide smile on her face.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 -
Blanket rolls of batting cost $0.10 to $1 per square foot.
— Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023 -
The difference in the game, however, turned out to be the top of the Millersville batting order.
— Brett Friedlander, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023 -
Then again, judging by the lousy batting across the league in 2024, any team is a few key swings away from a hot streak.
— Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Marin cleared the fence on a couple of batting practice drives.
— Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024 -
The quake even struck the New York Yankees’ batting practice.
— Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Thomas tries to get a feel for the warning track in front of the wall during batting practice.
— José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022 -
Earlier in the day, Moore took batting practice with the team.
— Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2023 -
Max and Finn were in the yard with Papa Grande, working on their batting.
— Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 -
Get there early and watch the Rangers take batting practice.
— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Some will be, well, dogged, mouthing and batting and tipping the box, trying to get the top unlocked.
— Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 -
Ramirez, batting third behind Rosario, made his only out of the night with a bouncer back to the mound.
— Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 June 2022 -
While effective in batting practice, the wheels on the machine scuff the surface of the ball from the very first pitch.
— Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2022 -
Neuse was Oakland’s hottest hitter in April, batting .328 for the month.
— Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2022 -
Want to take batting practice while having a couple cold ones with the boys?
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023 -
Aubrey Ultsch is back in the ninth spot in Antioch’s batting order, and that’s fine with her.
— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023 -
Betts hit the ball hard, batting .316 in Boston’s farm system.
— Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023 -
Khalil Greene stopped taking batting practice on the field.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023 -
When Ohtani emerged from the dugout to take batting practice before the game, the fans ringing the field raised their phones to record his presence.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Her twin sister, Molly, batting next, was hit by the pitch on an 0-2 count.
— Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2022 -
He is scheduled to throw live batting practice for the first time on Tuesday.
— Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2024 -
The deal would keep the three-time batting champion in a Houston uniform through 2024.
— Scott Boeck, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023 -
As the Red Sox took batting practice over the weekend, a member of the Diamondbacks took stock of the team.
— Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023 -
The day before Dodgers’ playoff opener, Freeman dropped to the ground while taking batting practice.
— Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 -
Even with its changes—the cryptic players, the pitching and batting clocks designed to shorten games—there remains something timeless about baseball.
— Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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