batten

Example Sentences

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"Borders can be used in the same way that wainscoting or board and batten is used — to create separation on a wall while adding texture and depth to a space," she notes.

From Salon

“There’s a decent amount of Maryland Republicans who don’t understand there’s a tidal wave of liberal insanity heading at them. And instead of battening down the hatches, they opened the front door.”

From Washington Post

Every few days, a new report appears to give a wildly different impression of where things stand — and whether Americans should be basking in the boomtimes or battening down the hatches.

From Washington Post

One was to "batten down the hatches" and one was that "we need to be more open" about everything that was known.

From BBC

We wanted to batten down the hatches, not open ourselves up to write an emotional show about trauma.

From Los Angeles Times