Sentence examples for raise the bat from inspiring English sources
When she did raise the bat the smile was visible, as were those on the balcony.
"You can grab this handle and bring the people with you to Albany," he offered, raising the bat to his shoulder, "or you can leave it untouched and run the risk of having it wielded against you".
Is it the barrier posed by raising the bat for the first time or is it overcoming an inner demon that says until you do it again, the first might forever be seen as a fluke?
O'Neill swings, the ball pops into the air, and he is outraged, raising the bat in his left hand as if to drive it to the earth's core.
But the most unobtrusive shot of all, that was instrumental in England's win, and for most of the series was anathema to the Australian batsman, was that which involved raising the bat high in the air, and watching the ball sail through to the keeper.
I raised the bat and brought it down upon the dwarf's sizable head.
You'd think my friend would stop as he raised the bat to strike and think, "Wait, isn't this the same bat those haters use on me for no good reason?
Together, these findings raise the possibility that these bats might be a filovirus reservoir, but the mechanism of primary ZEBOV transmission to humans, potentially leading to outbreaks, remains unclear.
There is no extravagant celebration, just a clench of the first and a modest raise of the bat.
That deserves a raise of the bat.
