Explore Batten through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like strengthen or fortify. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Batten in a sentence
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Batten meaning
- To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
- To enrich or fertilize (land, soil, etc.).
- To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
Using Batten
- The main meaning on this page is: To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten. | To enrich or fertilize (land, soil, etc.). | To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
- Useful related words include: strengthen, beef up, fortify, batting.
- In the example corpus, batten often appears in combinations such as: to batten, batten down, and batten.
Context around Batten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Batten
- In this selection, "batten" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, haley, hit, draw, down, doors and approached stand out and add context to how "batten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include according to batten and and haley batten made a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "batten" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with batten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Batten shared the news on Instagram alongside maternity photos. (9 words)
Mr von Batten said: 'To me, this is personal. (9 words)
Prospective buyers are starting to batten down the hatches again. (10 words)
Plank and batten doors Plank and batten doors are an older design consisting primarily of vertical slats: * Planks – Vertical boards that extend the full height of the door, and are placed side by side filling the door's width. (39 words)
Depending on your personal market bias, the urge to “do something!” and time this market could be strong – whether that’s “get long” for a budding bull, or “batten down the hatches” for a brutal bear. (36 words)
Torri Huske grabbed some of the spotlight, and Haley Batten made a name for herself by earning a silver medal in mountain biking for the best finish ever by an American rider. (32 words)
Love is Blind: What Jessica Batten Doing Now (& Who Is She Dating)? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
When Batten approached Burney, the suspect attempted to hit Batten with his vehicle.
Plank and batten doors Plank and batten doors are an older design consisting primarily of vertical slats: * Planks – Vertical boards that extend the full height of the door, and are placed side by side filling the door's width.
Asked if he will watch the draw, Batten replied: “Of course.
Batten shared the news on Instagram alongside maternity photos.
Batten was arrested this Friday after being tied to the March 12, 2022, incident at the Costa Mesa clinic.
Depending on your personal market bias, the urge to “do something!” and time this market could be strong – whether that’s “get long” for a budding bull, or “batten down the hatches” for a brutal bear.
However, Cr Batten pointed out the surplus used to complete the basketball facility in Molong was drawn from another completed project within the same town's recreational area.
Leanne Batten-Smith, home manager, said: “We began fundraising for this in April, and we were overwhelmed with the donations.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and a good time to batten down your online accounts.
On average, the event draws participants from every U.S. state and about 13 to 15 countries, although about 60 percent of participants are South Carolinians, according to Batten.
Gilgandra mayor Doug Batten said the collaboration represents a "significant milestone" in the region's development and encouraged locals to have their say.
Mr von Batten said: 'To me, this is personal.
Prospective buyers are starting to batten down the hatches again.
The event will take place at The Farm at 95, located at 215 Batten Road near Selma.
Torri Huske grabbed some of the spotlight, and Haley Batten made a name for herself by earning a silver medal in mountain biking for the best finish ever by an American rider.
Batten captioned the photo by wishing all of her 613,000 Instagram followers a happy Fourth of July.
Board and batten treatments create depth and despite looking fancy AF, they’re actually really easy.
Haley Batten, Lea Davison, Hannah Finchamp, Erin Huck and Chloe Woodruff have also been nominated in the long list.
Love is Blind: What Jessica Batten Doing Now (& Who Is She Dating)?
Plaintiff Bailey Batten of San Diego alleges in the complaint that state lawmakers ruined her high school graduation by causing it to be canceled.
Common combinations with batten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to batten 7×
- batten down 6×
- and batten 5×
- batten disease 4×
- gerard batten 4×
- mr batten 3×
- batten doors 2×
- or batten 2×
- batten said 2×
- haley batten 2×