Even to the unprejudiced eye of a travelled European they present themselves as a class of blatant bounders battening on the earnest fervour of their co-religionists and squandering the proceeds on dissipation.
He leaned forward, "Yeah, you talk about priests and undertakers and all battening on human sorrow, but how about you?
He said, flatly, "I've never had much regard for those categories in which a man makes his living battening on human sorrow or fear, Sam.
We heard the sailors, however, engaged in rigging guide ropes fore and aft, and battening down the hatches with extra tarpaulins by the light of lanterns.
Next moment I heard the sailors battening the hatch with hurried blows, and when this was done to their satisfaction, heard their feet also as they ran into shelter.
There are several gentlemen now earning a fair living by feeding public curiosity and battening on the fame of its darlings.
The men were busy battening down when he returned to deck.
The man at the wheel and the men battening down were carried away on the current, but though several were badly bruised, they were otherwise unhurt.
Construct a second platform six inches longer than the first, leaving about one-half inch between the boards, and battening the pieces together at A and B (see Fig.
After battening the boards together at A and B, as shown in the drawing, fasten the sections in place, with two ends together and the other two ends two feet apart.
Set them side by side, as in the illustration, place a shelf or two within them, and, after battening the cover boards together, attach them to the ends of the boxes with hinges cut out of leather.
The moths, that were then battening upon its obsolete ledgers and day-books, have rested from their depredations, but other light generations have succeeded, making fine fretwork among their single and double entries.
Piedimulera is basking at this moment in my woolly sack, and battening on my Instantaneous Breakfasts.
I did not give my treasures to this person: rather would I have burnt all, than picture him battening on my Instantaneous Breakfasts.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "battening" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
