go to bat for
Example Sentences
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Most job seekers don’t have someone like Fife to go to bat for them—not until they get through an initial screening, anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
The issue put Redstone and some high-level executives at odds with journalists, who expressed dismay that the company did not appear willing to go to bat for one of the network’s premier brands.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
Yes, Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians will almost always go to bat for one their own—one of the big upsides for Harris if she chose Shapiro.
From Slate • Aug. 6, 2024
In a statement on Wednesday evening, Mr. Comer called Republicans on his panel “an all-star lineup ready to hit the ground running and go to bat for the American people.”
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023
“But if you want someone to go to bat for you, she’s the one.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
