Hail Mary pass
Example Sentences
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This comes into sharpest focus when you examine their crash-and-burn business ventures — each one a Hail Mary pass toward self-respect, status, or at least passive income.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
Dr Heller describes training the algorithm on available data from just a few 100 patients as a "Hail Mary pass".
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
But that didn’t stop members of the Texas Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, several of whom had signed the letter to the pardon board, from throwing a Hail Mary pass.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024
Davis even intercepted one final Hail Mary pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Rodgers had injured his right thumb while getting sacked as he prepared to throw a Hail Mary pass on the final play against the Giants.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
