batty

Example Sentences

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That’s when all the fun started melting away, and before long, Meghan Trainor’s PR team issued an unforgettably batty press release for her Valentine’s Day-themed EP, where the word “bop” appeared twice in the copy.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Kelly, from Liverpool, appeared in 48 episodes as the "batty" Noreen Maltby who was noted for her malapropisms.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The story “After the Haiku Period,” about batty twin sisters who lay siege to a slaughterhouse, reprises the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“A Working Man” opens with a batty pastiche of bullets and buzz saws, parachutes and cranes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

The littlun Percival had early crawled into a shelter and stayed there for two days, talking, singing, and crying, till they thought him batty and were faintly amused.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding