bat around
Example Sentences
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Judge brought his hands in, whipped his bat around and somehow connected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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
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
Once she has it, she and her staffers bat around potential lines of questioning.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2020
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
