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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Elly De La Cruz, whose Reds lost twice to the Giants in their opening three-game series, tried the bat out on Monday and proceeded to go 4-for-5 with two homers, a double and seven RBIs.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Magician Blake Vogt pulled a bat out of his backpack and secured a hit with it, which no one was sure if that was legal under celebrity softball rules.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
A number of Twins players tried the bat out during spring training and came away with mixed opinions.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Magician Blake Vogt pulled a bat out of his backpack and secured a hit with it, which no one was sure if that was legal under celebrity softball rules.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
A number of Twins players tried the bat out during spring training and came away with mixed opinions.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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“Bat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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