How to Use passed the baton in a Sentence
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Now, the royal mom has stylishly passed the baton to her three kids.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
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Now, the royal mom has stylishly passed the baton to her three kids.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
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The offense posted nine hits and passed the baton in a four-run fifth inning.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2022
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Vesia returned to the mound to begin the fifth, then passed the baton to Chris Martin for a scoreless inning.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022
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So, he’s passed the baton to Lyman, and the firm is moving towards its future.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
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The Detroit Tigers passed the baton and separated the gap in the seventh inning.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2022
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Diana Taurasi missed nearly three weeks with a quad injury and passed the baton over to Skylar Diggins-Smith.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022
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When Jobs passed the baton to Cook, Apple’s market value stood at $350 billion.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2023
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Right-hander Evan Phillips was passed the baton one batter into the eighth, escaping a two-on, two-out jam to extinguish the Phillies’ best chance at a comeback.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
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Ramza and Hamilton passed the baton between them all day, speaking to the press, negotiating with the police and city workers.
—Sam Russek, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2022
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Boland, now board chair, passed the baton to current president Cathy Minehan (another recruit of Popeo’s) two years ago.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
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Carlisle passed the baton — literally, in this case — to Kyle Swanson, who has been Padre Dam’s assistant general manager for the past several months.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022
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Tokyo passed the baton to Paris after staging a Games that was delayed by Covid-19 and dismayed a skeptical public but nonetheless still delivered its share of memorable moments.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2021
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