How to Use "baton" with Example Sentences

1. But the dealmaking baton was about to pass from strategic bidders to the new breed of private equity groups .

2. The moment has come for emerging powers to seize the baton and assume our legitimate share of international responsibilities .

3. As new york hands over the fashion baton to london this week , there will no doubt be plenty of talk about recession chic .

4. One reason may be that members of congress believe that , since the worst is over , now is the time to hand the growth baton back to the private sector .

5. Even more optimistic , perhaps , is the view that domestic demand will take up the baton , thus providing china with the much-needed rebalancing it has struggled to pull off .