bats

Example Sentences

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The results mirrored a 2020 study of vampire bats showing that newcomers also test the waters, slowly progressing from grooming relationships to more substantial food-sharing partnerships with trusted companions.

From Science Daily

With spin almost the only thing on the menu, there is a lot going on - bats and pads together, tiny edges to the keeper, marginal leg-before decisions.

From BBC

Somewhere out there are clouded leopards, pygmy elephants, flying foxes, flying frogs, flying lemurs, flying snakes, nearly 700 species of birds, about a hundred species of bats, and more than a thousand kinds of ants.

From National Geographic

While she has generally avoided reporters’ questions, Mr. Sununu rarely bats away any.

From New York Times

The plaques include a raised bronze sculpture of the player wearing a cap backed by two crossed baseball bats and a laurel wreath.

From Los Angeles Times