How to pronounce batted
Listen to batted in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“batted” in real sentences
60 clips in the index · 13 American · 12 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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No one else batted an eyelid.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Influential community leaders batted down misinformation.
State Department · hear it here
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batted around by all these men over the centuries.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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And they were batted back one after the other.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
Why real speech
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