haul in
phrasal verb
hauled in; hauling in; hauls in
US, sports
: to catch (a ball or pass)
He hauled in a long touchdown pass.
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Howard floated a long pass on a go-route down the right sideline by freshman wideout Jeremiah Smith, who leapt and hauled in the 57-yard catch to put the Buckeyes in the Notre Dame red zone with two minutes to go.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
At that precise moment, Mahomes threw a back-handed lob that Perine was able to lunge at and haul in for a 14-yard gain.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Miners hauled in hydraulic equipment to dig and dredge and strip the mountains, polluting the runoff so badly that in 1874, the flatlanders who depended on that water went to court to stop the despoiling.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The 34-year-old receiver and the Panthers’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee hauled in 48 catches for 615 yards and five touchdowns — and that was only with 10 games played as a hamstring injury after Week 3 sidelined him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
At that precise moment, Mahomes threw a back-handed lob that Perine was able to lunge at and haul in for a 14-yard gain.
—Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Miners hauled in hydraulic equipment to dig and dredge and strip the mountains, polluting the runoff so badly that in 1874, the flatlanders who depended on that water went to court to stop the despoiling.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The 34-year-old receiver and the Panthers’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee hauled in 48 catches for 615 yards and five touchdowns — and that was only with 10 games played as a hamstring injury after Week 3 sidelined him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Haul in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haul%20in. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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