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Onlookers would bate their breaths and await his pronouncements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He’ll bray, he’ll bate, he’ll prate, he’ll Berate, and he’ll inveigh, Then once we’ve been diverted, he’ll cause a new melee.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018

Please roll your drums, bate your breaths and hook your tenters—these are the 2017-’18 PGA Tour “Mid-Season” Awards.

From Golf Digest ● Jul. 5, 2018

As “Mr Dooley,” the comic, fictional creation of Finley Peter Dunne, wryly observed: “There’s wan thing about th’ Irish iv this town…they give picnics that does bate all.

From Time ● Mar. 17, 2015

If a falcon is hooded she will not bate, that is, she won’t fly off your fist and hang head down by her jesses, beating her wings and hurting herself.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

My 8-year-old Lego-maniac son waited with bated breath for two new Lego Smart Play Star Wars sets—Luke’s X-wing and Darth Vader’s TIE fighter—to come in the mail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

So I sent an email and waited with bated breath to see if I had finally found the smoked salmon.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

In addition to breaking barriers of representation, Bridgerton is known for its gripping storylines - and fans will be waiting with bated breath to find out what becomes of Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling's romance.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

He snatched provisional top spot in beautiful, sunny conditions, but could only watch with bated breath as his understudy took to the start hut.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

Once again, Capricorn’s men listened to Mo’s voice with bated breath, as if they were turned to stone.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

There was a noticeable bating of breath as she acknowledged that she and Trump had their differences.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024

Martin hit .377 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 16 games this year, leaving him with a career bating line of .368/.474/.532 with 14 homers and 76 RBIs in 140 games for the Commodores.

From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2020

A hawk cannot escape by bating, because its owner holds its jesses—slim leather straps attached to bands the bird wears on its ankles.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 2, 2015

He said he would have no problem completing his rehabilitation by throwing live bating practice and simulated games, a plan Yankees Manager Joe Girardi agreed with.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2012

She hung upside down, bating with her wings.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White