go to bat for

Example Sentences

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Most job seekers don’t have someone like Fife to go to bat for them—not until they get through an initial screening, anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Yes, Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians will almost always go to bat for one their own—one of the big upsides for Harris if she chose Shapiro.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2024

You were very experienced before taking over “Tonight,” but Lorne Michaels still had to go to bat for you.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

“He would go to bat for you and help you with anything.”

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

“But if you want someone to go to bat for you, she’s the one.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel