baton

Example Sentences

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Just like my mother took a brave step and opened up about our family’s depression to me, I took her baton, and let it rip on the Clown Palace stage.

From Salon

LeBron James picked up the baton with 18 over the next two quarters.

From Los Angeles Times

"I wrote him a letter, before they started, passing the baton as it were," he said.

From BBC

There were reports of ultranationalist supporters attacking a protester with a baton.

From Washington Times

She decided she needed to pass on the baton, so to speak, to other women.

From New York Times