baton

Example Sentences

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And while the parliament's veterans pass the baton, surprisingly young departures highlight the pressures of modern political life.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Until the U.S. picks up the ban baton, don’t expect profits to take much of a hit.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

“The baton has been passed from print to the traditional web, and now from the traditional web to social,” BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti said at the time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The showrunner plans to take the show as far as 1887’s “A Study in Scarlet,” the first of Doyle’s novels, and then pass the baton back to literature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“Who else is standing here besides you? Get that baton away from her.”

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo