Sentence examples for were batted from inspiring English sources

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were batted

noun

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

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For weeks, the technicalstrategic arguments were batted around the Situation Room, with little sign of resolution.

But after two of his passes were batted down, Brady said, "It's like throwing in a forest".

The coins - no fortune by any measure - were batted and kicked from him till he yelped like a puppy.

Instead, he endured sniping between his agent, Casey Close, and the Yankees in which his shortcomings were batted around for all to comment on.

They were batted into oblivion, outbowled to an embarrassing degree, outfielded and, in as much as Michael Clarke won the toss, outcaptained.

Rumours of an imminent launch were batted back by the publisher, but expect at least another giveaway edition some time soon.

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Opposing teams were batting.288 against them.

Opponents were batting.175.175

He's batted superbly.

The pass was batted away.

Barely an eyelid was batted.

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