Example Sentences

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Electric-vehicle makers are battening down the hatches, preparing for some stormy weather.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

There is that emotional mix of anticipation from the people who know what can happen here, combined with a palpable, psychic battening down the hatches because no one knows what is actually going to transpire.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

Retail analyst Natalie Berg from NBK Retail said: "Consumers aren't battening down the hatches just yet."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

As with prior influential political narratives, weekends tend to be nervy periods when markets are closed or illiquid and Fridays a time for battening down hatches just in case.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger