bats
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bats
Example Sentences
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No one bats 1.000, of course, not even Andrew Friedman, the architect of the Dodgers’ three World Series titles since taking over as president of baseball operations in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
Three major Ebola viruses are known to infect humans, and researchers believe fruit bats are the natural source.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
Two decades later, he says, bats continue to shun the cave, likely “a result of horror stories and dire warnings” that the storm’s few survivors have passed along to others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Nash said a steel grill had been put into the side chamber in the cave to stop any vandalism to the art, so the only painting's only visitors are the bats who live there.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
We strolled along the walkway between the road and the beach, past pushcarts piled high with corn and peanuts and hawkers selling multicolored plastic balls and cricket bats, flimsy kites, toys, dolls, pinwheels.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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