Hail Mary play
Example Sentences
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The Denver Broncos pull off a "Hail Mary" play alongside the rest of the NFL plays of the week from the second round of games.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023
Designed to stretch the field vertically, opening up space either underneath, over the middle of the field, or deep, four verts isn’t just your favorite Hail Mary play call on Madden.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2022
Plus, as he demonstrated with that famous Hail Mary play on his last visit here, Rodgers himself is not a man to know when he’s beaten.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2016
Republican pollster Neil Newhouse, who was an adviser to the super PAC supporting former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s campaign, called these efforts a late-game, Hail Mary play.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2016
He looked her dead in the eyes, the way he did to his receiver as he was calling a Hail Mary play when the team was losing.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
