bat around
Example Sentences
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The Rams had dropped to 4-5 when Arteta booked a last-minute visit to California and sat down with McVay to bat around wisdom on responding to adversity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
As you bat around innocuous topics like the weather, the latest football score or that TV show’s finale, you gauge how the person responds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
Paul Katool, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Transportation, is part of a group of employees who bat around ideas every month for funny highway signs, riffing on movies, pop music and upcoming holidays.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Kirchoff didn’t allow Maine’s 14-player order to bat around a second time, retiring all except one, a hit allowed in the third inning.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
A few neighborhood friends and I used to bat around the birdie for fun after school.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
