batted
Example Sentences
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Luke batted .345 last season at Houston Christian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Last month, the Fed released a remarkably terse statement after its June meeting, and Warsh batted away questions from reporters on the outlook for interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The all-rounder bowled in the middle before play, then batted in the nets with Durham batting coach Dale Benkenstein.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Questions about investigations over Fifa's ticket prices - launched by the attorneys general of California, New Jersey, New York and now Texas - were batted away.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The frames clattered to the floor, and the nurse got the full impact of Daoud's big brown eyes and lusciously thick eyelashes, which he batted.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
