baton
Example Sentences
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But it is a fresh sight in governor’s races, after Gov. Jerry Brown served eight years and then seamlessly handed the baton to Newsom for another eight.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
My daughter and my daughter-in-law now give blood and it's great to know I'm passing on the blood donation baton, just like my mum before me.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 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
A busy guest baton with companies around the globe, she will make her L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
She stood up and stretched, and then she bent down and picked up her baton.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing baton
English Words Derived from French, List 4
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