mulligan

Example Sentences

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That seemed pretty vague, so here’s a chance for what golfers call a mulligan: Do you know how much childcare costs these days?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

They might not get another mulligan - even in Ireland.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The tour loosely known as golf’s greatest mulligan is in a good spot.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022

By no means did Losada receive a mulligan for his first season, which featured stretches of sumptuous soccer but, amid an autumn swoon, ended one point short of a playoff berth.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2022

They were cooking their mulligan over the fires.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck