bat around

Example Sentences

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Judge brought his hands in, whipped his bat around and somehow connected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

You just had to look at him Thursday carrying a bat around with bright orange batting gloves on and a toothpick in his mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

“There are a lot of people here you can gut check with and bat around ideas,” Psaki said in an interview on her last day in the White House.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

Once she has it, she and her staffers bat around potential lines of questioning.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2020

A few neighborhood friends and I used to bat around the birdie for fun after school.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins