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'bat' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'bat' with 13 example sentences.


bat noun

: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

: the club used in playing cricket

: a club used for hitting a ball in various games

bat verb

: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

: wink briefly

: have a turn at bat

: use a bat

: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight


  • This cave is full of bats.
  • Why are you carrying a baseball bat?
  • I knew right off the bat that something was wrong.
  • Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat.
  • She attacked him with a baseball bat.
  • She didn't bat an eyelid.
  • She handed a baseball bat to him.
  • You need a bat, a ball and gloves to play baseball.
  • The bat flees the light.
  • We hit it off right off the bat.
  • This night belongs to the fireflies and the bats—and the werewolves.
  • She can tell the most outrageous lie without batting an eye.
  • A bat flying in the sky looks like a butterfly.
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