How do you use Batons in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Batons meaning
plural of baton
Using Batons
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of baton
- In the example corpus, batons often appears in combinations such as: with batons, batons and, and batons.
Context around Batons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Batons
- In this selection, "batons" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thick, wielding, stun, stood, peel and says stand out and add context to how "batons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2cm thick batons peel optional and and wielding batons before dispersing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "batons" sits close to words such as accumulates, admiralty and adventurers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with batons
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cut the parsnips into 2cm thick batons (peel optional). (9 words)
Snacks each day tend to be crisps, vegetable batons with houmous, popcorn or biscuits. (14 words)
Police used batons to stop the demonstrators, and ceremonies at the memorial were not interrupted. (15 words)
Does the lack of support for recognizing those of all races working for equal rights under the law, then and now, put you on the side of the troopers bashing men, women and children with batons and the legislators who voted “no” on voting rights? (45 words)
In a desperate attempt to quell the disorder, a charge from riot police brandishing batons sent around 300 of the rioters fleeing down the street as reinforcements flooded the area. (30 words)
It shows five officers punching, kicking, and hitting Nichols with batons as he lies prone on January 7. He died of his injuries in the hospital three days later. (29 words)
Does the lack of support for recognizing those of all races working for equal rights under the law, then and now, put you on the side of the troopers bashing men, women and children with batons and the legislators who voted “no” on voting rights? (45 words)
How can officers be scared when, for every one protester, there were three to five cops with batons, shields, and guns? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Counter-protesters in black masks and hats carrying what appeared to be batons stood in the crowd, reporter Cosmin Dzsurdzsa wrote on Twitter.
Cut the parsnips into 2cm thick batons (peel optional).
Does the lack of support for recognizing those of all races working for equal rights under the law, then and now, put you on the side of the troopers bashing men, women and children with batons and the legislators who voted “no” on voting rights?
It shows five officers punching, kicking, and hitting Nichols with batons as he lies prone on January 7. He died of his injuries in the hospital three days later.
On Sunday evening, protesters tried to enter Belgrade’s city council, breaking windows, before riot police pushed them back using tear gas, pepper spray and batons.
Police eventually intervened, firing into the air and wielding batons before dispersing the attackers with the help of Muslim clerics and elders.
Police have said that 7-8 people carried out attacks using telescopic stun batons and knuckle dusters over a number of days in Budapest.
Police used batons to stop the demonstrators, and ceremonies at the memorial were not interrupted.
Snacks each day tend to be crisps, vegetable batons with houmous, popcorn or biscuits.
The police personnel seen walking the beat with batons says they have ‘orders from above’ to close the stalls.
They said that near the end of October, anti-riot police started using tear gas, stun grenades, batons, and buckshot against protesters, and also began arresting and detaining protestors.
Video showed five officers held him down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother.
A 2016 State Claims Agency report states that prison officers should not carry batons as they constitute a weapon under Irish legislation.
An assistant commissioner, Scott Duval, said SA police had reports of two groups of teenage boys fighting in the food court, including some armed with expandable batons.
He further claimed that during the protests, they were fired upon, shells were launched, and they faced batons.
How can officers be scared when, for every one protester, there were three to five cops with batons, shields, and guns?
However, it was that 16-year-old children were also beaten with batons during the raid.
In a desperate attempt to quell the disorder, a charge from riot police brandishing batons sent around 300 of the rioters fleeing down the street as reinforcements flooded the area.
It’s exquisitely creamy, full of rich mushroom flavor, and perfect for dunking crackers or batons of bread into on a chilly fall day.
Money and several weapons were seized including extendable batons, machetes, swords, flick knives and a knuckle duster.
Common combinations with batons
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- with batons 28×
- batons and 24×
- and batons 10×
- batons to 10×
- used batons 6×
- batons as 5×
- using batons 5×
- batons in 4×
- wielding batons 3×
- batons tear 3×