bat

Example Sentences

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"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Koch, for instance, sleeps "suspended like a bat" while Glover fits himself into a narrow nook between space equipment and the ceiling of the spacecraft.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“You really had to go to bat to keep open a case that was more than two years old.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

At the age of 9, Russell followed in his dad’s footsteps and picked up a baseball bat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“Joe Hardy is stepping up to the plate, lucky bat in hand. His brother, Frank, is on third base, itching for home.”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon