Baton

//ˈbætɒn//

"Baton" in a Sentence (16 examples)

The band played marvellously under the baton of a new conductor.

A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.

We're one baton short for the relay.

Tom wondered how often Mary practiced baton twirling.

The policeman pulled out his baton.

Mary conducted the orchestra using a baton.

Tom conducted the orchestra using a baton.

Tom is a baton twirler.

The orchestra entered on the downbeat of the conductor's baton.

The Berlin Philharmonic is closed, but classical music buffs can relive Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, under chief conductor Kirill Petrenko’s baton.

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The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.

In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.

The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.

Alternative forms: batune, baston

She passed the baton to her successor after retiring.

accept/refuse/receive the baton

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