bat out
verb
batted out; batting out; bats out
: to compose especially in a casual, careless, or hurried manner
batted out a first draft of the memo
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His team's in seventh place, but that's no problem because Sonny drives like a veteran bat out of hell, passing some opponents and causing others a little undo chaos.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Brewers clung to a 2-0 lead and decided to take the bat out of Witt’s hands.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Hernández swung, held his bat out wide and posed as the ball sailed over the center-field wall.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Pitchers will try to knock the bat out of his hands, without real success, but there are better breaking balls and changeups in his new league.
—Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
At the moment, bats are experiencing white nose syndrome (WNS), a highly infectious fungus that can bring bats out of hibernation and damage their wings.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
What follows is one of the most tonally bizarre and genuinely fun movies-about-movies ever made, touching on themes about the monstrosity of artistic genius while also letting Dafoe’s vampire be a diva who snatches a bat out of the air and drains it like a Capri Sun in front of the producers.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Rodgers threw for Adams in the end zone, but the ball was batted out of the receiver’s hands for another turnover on downs.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Norwood nearly scored twice in the final few minutes, sending a shot up and over that Canton defender Ellie Young batted out of the air for a defensive save.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Brewers clung to a 2-0 lead and decided to take the bat out of Witt’s hands.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Hernández swung, held his bat out wide and posed as the ball sailed over the center-field wall.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Pitchers will try to knock the bat out of his hands, without real success, but there are better breaking balls and changeups in his new league.
—Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
At the moment, bats are experiencing white nose syndrome (WNS), a highly infectious fungus that can bring bats out of hibernation and damage their wings.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
What follows is one of the most tonally bizarre and genuinely fun movies-about-movies ever made, touching on themes about the monstrosity of artistic genius while also letting Dafoe’s vampire be a diva who snatches a bat out of the air and drains it like a Capri Sun in front of the producers.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Rodgers threw for Adams in the end zone, but the ball was batted out of the receiver’s hands for another turnover on downs.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Norwood nearly scored twice in the final few minutes, sending a shot up and over that Canton defender Ellie Young batted out of the air for a defensive save.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Bat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20out. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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