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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Last season with Texas, Golden was a do-it-all talent for the Longhorns, hauling in 58 catches for 987 yards and nine scores, and doing it in various fashions.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The Gators more than doubled Maryland’s rebounding totals, hauling in 42 to the Terps’ 20.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Mattison can also catch the ball out of the backfield in spurts, hauling in at least 30 passes each of the past two seasons with a career-high 294 receiving yards with the Raiders in 2024.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The Gators more than doubled Maryland’s rebounding totals, hauling in 42 to the Terps’ 20.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Mattison can also catch the ball out of the backfield in spurts, hauling in at least 30 passes each of the past two seasons with a career-high 294 receiving yards with the Raiders in 2024.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Haul in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haul%20in. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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