Wondering how to use Batty in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as balmy or loco.
Batty meaning
- Mad, crazy, silly.
- Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
Synonyms of Batty
Using Batty
- The main meaning on this page is: Mad, crazy, silly. | Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
- Useful related words include: balmy, loco, kookie, kooky.
- In the example corpus, batty often appears in combinations such as: roy batty, batty and, batty who.
Context around Batty
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Batty
- In this selection, "batty" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alex, rosie, roy, wandering and showed stand out and add context to how "batty" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alex batty from oldham and alex batty s intended. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "batty" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with batty
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jeremy James Batty, 37, of Richmond died on the scene. (10 words)
He is the protagonist and Roy Batty is a sympathetic antagonist. (11 words)
Batty said the experience has given him "hope and newfound confidence". (11 words)
Tyler Batty’s decision to return for one more year will not only improve his draft stock, but also give the group of newcomers on the defensive line a mentor who is a menace for opposing quarterbacks. (37 words)
When Deckard, Batty, and Holden finally clash, Batty's inhuman fighting prowess leads Holden to believe he has been duped all along and that Batty is the sixth replicant; he shoots him. (32 words)
K. W. Jeter wrote a series of three novels that continued Deckard's story and introduced other Blade Runners and the original templates for several replicants, including Rachael and Roy Batty. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
When Deckard, Batty, and Holden finally clash, Batty's inhuman fighting prowess leads Holden to believe he has been duped all along and that Batty is the sixth replicant; he shoots him.
He was 11 when he went on holiday with mother Melanie Batty and grandad David Batty wandering across Europe living an ‘alternative’ lifestyle.
After Texas Tech’s first touchdown, Jayden York spit in Batty’s face and was ejected from the game.
Alex Batty, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was 11 years old when he went missing in 2017.
Alex Batty's intended destination appeared to be an embassy in a big French city, but the student instead contacted the gendarmerie, the French military police.
Anti-violence activist Tarang Chawla, former Australian of the Year and campaigner Rosie Batty, and Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin will attend the conference.
Aware of Sutherland’s rapid progression over the past year, Batty showed at the auction how desperate he was for the Capitals to secure the sweet-striking all-rounder.
Five scholars have now graduated and received their first professional contracts, joining Phillips, Jake Batty and O’Grady-Macken who already had done likewise.
He is the protagonist and Roy Batty is a sympathetic antagonist.
In 2015, he left his job as a columnist on the Australian Financial Review after criticising domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty and several women journalists on Twitter.
Jeremy James Batty, 37, of Richmond died on the scene.
K. W. Jeter wrote a series of three novels that continued Deckard's story and introduced other Blade Runners and the original templates for several replicants, including Rachael and Roy Batty.
Teenager Alex Batty who has been missing for six years despite a massive police hunt had a video call with his gran just hours after he was finally found.
The BBC said Alex Batty is currently in a center for minors in Toulouse, awaiting the arrival of British police and consular staff to bring him back to England.
The beloved actor, known to many as one of the nicest guys around, plays a version of himself that is obnoxious enough to drive Oliver absolutely batty.
Tyler Batty’s decision to return for one more year will not only improve his draft stock, but also give the group of newcomers on the defensive line a mentor who is a menace for opposing quarterbacks.
Batty said the experience has given him "hope and newfound confidence".
Batty’s barrister Ed Youlton offered brief mitigation pointing to his young age and his lack of previous criminal convictions.
Helpmates (not that she needs any) include comic Susie McCabe, wrestler-turned-actor Grado, broadcaster Gordon Smart and likeable meteorologist (or weather man, if you prefer) Sean Batty.
In a video, Hauer revealed that he "cut about 200 words out of the monologue" because Batty was dying and didn't have time for a long speech.
Common combinations with batty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- roy batty 10×
- batty and 7×
- batty who 5×
- rosie batty 4×
- batty is 3×
- david batty 3×
- alex batty 3×
- batty in 3×
- absolutely batty 2×
- gareth batty 2×