“A man threw the ball into the air and then struck it with a bat, sending it far off into the distance.”

“Someone had hit me with a bat in the back of my leg.”

“He'd attacked the female cat with a sharp bat to the face and the two were now hissing and scratching their way across the rug.”

“The cells in a car battery generate electricity with a chemical reaction between a lead plate and a lead dioxide plate that are bathed in acid.”

“My rational mind confronted me with a battery of questions, to which I responded with silent bafflement.”

“There is also a battery of powerful surveillance and monitoring equipment located inside and on the perimeter wall.”

“When the mixture has thickened, set aside and allow to cool while you prepare the batter for the cream pie.”

“When close enough, the fielder would throw the ball at the batter. If the batter was hit before reaching first base, the batter was out.”

“Has any batsman scored an unbeaten century in each innings of a Test match and still finished on the losing side?”

“The batsman knows he is out, yet, I've never heard of a match referee suspending a batsman for not walking.”

“But now, captains can bolster their teams with either a batsman or an extra bowler depending on the situation.”

“The fires had burned through the top fabric and had begun to scorch some of the mattress batting underneath.”

“A man threw the ball into the air and then struck it with a bat, sending it far off into the distance.”

“Someone had hit me with a bat in the back of my leg.”

“He'd attacked the female cat with a sharp bat to the face and the two were now hissing and scratching their way across the rug.”

“Care must be taken in removing the water so that the batt isn't stretched or torn.”

“The fibers are then formed into batt insulation similar to high-density fiberglass, and then treated with a fire retardant.”

“Typically, blanket construction consists of a batt of insulating material encapsulated by a cover or film.”

“During the weigh-in, a few dozen demonstrators took over the sidewalk in front of the MGM Grand, holding signs calling Mayweather a batterer.”

“No amount of parenting plans or mediation can overcome the control a batterer has over a woman he has demeaned, beaten, and isolated for years.”

“Failure to identify these cases allows the batterer to manipulate the justice system as a tool to revictimize his ex-partner.”

“When the mixture has thickened, set aside and allow to cool while you prepare the batter for the cream pie.”

“When close enough, the fielder would throw the ball at the batter. If the batter was hit before reaching first base, the batter was out.”

“Despite her attempts to hide the evidence, the victim's bruised face and broken bones clearly indicated she had endured a brutal battering.”

“He brought to the art of batsmanship a clinical and almost frightening efficiency.”

“The finest piece of batsmanship in this marathon came at the denouement.”

“Dravid's batsmanship has often been taken for granted because it is so firmly rooted in orthodoxy, because it is so utterly comprehensible and so utterly lacking in mystique.”

“Later, as she declined into alcoholism, old age, and general battiness, her genius itself rusted over.”

“The dozen books of Rumpole short stories endure as a gorgeous chronicle of English class battiness and the absurdities of the law.”

“She was bats and contrary, but she seemed to be self-aware and have a genuine sense of humour about her own battiness and contrariness.”

“A man threw the ball into the air and then struck it with a bat, sending it far off into the distance.”

“Someone had hit me with a bat in the back of my leg.”

“He'd attacked the female cat with a sharp bat to the face and the two were now hissing and scratching their way across the rug.”

“When the mixture has thickened, set aside and allow to cool while you prepare the batter for the cream pie.”

“When close enough, the fielder would throw the ball at the batter. If the batter was hit before reaching first base, the batter was out.”

“His flexible wings, wrapped round him, serve him as bed-clothes, and his mate carries the batling clinging to her breast even when she flies out to forage.”

“The fires had burned through the top fabric and had begun to scorch some of the mattress batting underneath.”

“A man threw the ball into the air and then struck it with a bat, sending it far off into the distance.”

“Someone had hit me with a bat in the back of my leg.”

“He'd attacked the female cat with a sharp bat to the face and the two were now hissing and scratching their way across the rug.”

“The vapor barrier might be tar paper, kraft paper attached to fiberglass batts, or a plastic sheet.”

“Some builders have taken to cramming oversized standard fiberglass batts into wall and ceiling spaces.”

“Another proposal would entail removing the subfloor to lay in batts of insulation between the subfloor and the ceiling.”

“In a profitable series for batsmen, six different players have scored centuries, which shows the strength of each team's batting line-up.”

“One of your recent answers talked about batsmen who have scored centuries against all nine possible Test opponents.”

“There's argument over whether he should try to persuade opposing batsmen to walk when he's convinced they're out.”

“While checking your smoke detector for CIA planted bugs, you might want to also check the batteries so you don't burn to death in case of a fire.”

“The corps artillery of each corps consisted of two batteries of 60 pounders and four batteries of 6-inch Howitzers.”

“The main batteries erupted in anger, disgorging volleys of pale blue plasma bolts.”