Sentence examples for to bat for from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to beat for

to fight for

to tao for

to stick for

to club for

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to bat for

noun

Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.

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"But Howard went to bat for Lenny".

The New York Times

"She went to bat for me".

The New York Times

"No one was willing to go to bat for me".

The Guardian

Ichiro Suzuki stepped up to bat for the Seattle Mariners.

The Economist

Are you going to bat for the pitcher?

The New York Times

"I want to bat for as long as I can".

The Guardian - Sport

"I loved to bat for hours and hours.

The Guardian - Sport

"Having someone like her going to bat for you is an advantage".

The New York Times

But then one of his teachers, Fernando Figueredo, went to bat for him.

The New York Times

Sanchez singled and Floyd, on deck to bat for Glavine, was called back.

The New York Times - Sports

In a Test match Prior – theoretically – is entitled to bat for a hundred overs or more.

The Guardian - Sport

More suggestions(15)

to baseball for

to plate for

to debate for

to initiative for

to rat for

to care for

to turn for

to play for

to write for

to Think for

to check for

to adjust for

to go for

to save for

to signal for

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