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

And then I read it, and right off the bat, my character has the first three lines, all in caps, in a hospital room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

But considering that bat costs 350 buckaroos, it’s clear good ol’ Steph is serious about this sport.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone