bandy
verb (used with object)
to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
have bandied
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present perfectof bandy.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In this case, league officials have bandied about several ideas to create more extra-base hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
Elba and Cross have bandied about transitioning John Luther from television to the movie since at least 2012, originally planning the third season as a lead-in to the movies.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2023
The story, he said, was just one of “millions” of ideas that he and Kyle Shevrin, his co-creator and writing partner, have bandied about, and podcasting allowed it to become a reality.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
For years, lawmakers have bandied about a number of proposals to address the overcrowding issues of the state prisons.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
He was as great as any English poet whatever, and might absolutely, had he lived, have proved the only man in England's theatre of imagination who could have bandied parts with Shakspeare.
From Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Caine, Hall, Sir
