babe

Example Sentences

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I won’t reveal the final result, but McGraw’s comment, when asked where he would position his outfielders when the Babe came to the plate, was prophetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Although not a winger in the orthodox sense, Busby Babe Eddie Colman was nicknamed 'snake hips' for his ability to change direction at top speed.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“They need to be acknowledged, but not obsessed over every day. The New York Yankees don’t sit around dwelling on Babe Ruth every day. They focus on winning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Nabokov set an impossible mark for himself and hit it, the literary equivalent of Babe Ruth’s called shot, and his book deserves to be mythologized in similar fashion.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

The greatest player to put on Yankee pinstripes since Babe Ruth.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt