How to Use Hail Mary in a Sentence
Hail Mary
noun- He threw up a Hail Mary at the end of the first half.
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Finding a Hail Mary dress wasn’t the end of the journey, though.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023
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The Pats had to punt again, and the Jets had a chance for a Hail Mary with one second left.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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Is there a more brutal way to lose than on a Hail Mary?
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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And Lordstown Motors was a Hail Mary play from the get-go.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
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This is a total Hail Mary, as the band has been on hiatus for more than a year.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
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Like needing a Hail Mary for the Bucs to rise to the championship level.
—Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 25 Jan. 2021
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By episode’s end, not even a Hail Mary pitch to vote Anika out was able to save him from the wrath of Jeff’s torch snuffer.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Both have since seen shares tumble and could be looking for a Hail Mary.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
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Staubach later tells reporters he got knocked down on the play, closed his eyes and said a Hail Mary.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
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But hey, if this is Warren’s Hail Mary to the Oscars, nothing’s gonna stop her.
—Vulture, 5 Jan. 2023
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Lost in the craziness of Daniels' game-winning Hail Mary was the fact that the Bears offense could not move the ball in that contest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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On the final play of the game, the Bears simply had to knock down a Hail Mary pass attempt to keep pace in the division.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hurts was then sacked again on a Hail Mary attempt on the final play of the second quarter.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Keep one in the car to pull off a last-ditch, Hail Mary volume boost on the way to wherever you’re headed.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
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Minnesota couldn’t even get off a last-gasp Hail Mary because of a sack.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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What looked like a Hail Mary to some, was actually the result of years of practice reps the two have shared.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
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The move for Rich Hill, a rotational Hail Mary with his 13th team, has been a head scratcher.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
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Bead two, for J.P. (the dumpster diving expert and teacher) Hail Mary, full of grace….
—Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
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This time, Williams completed a 13-yard throw to set up the ensuing Hail Mary with four ticks left.
—Rhiannon Walker, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
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And just when all hope was lost, days before the drag queen waitresses served their last brunch, a Hail Mary flew in from Key West.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Her latest project, Hail Mary, is a horror movie released in March 2023.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
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Kirk Cousins was trying to throw a Hail Mary to at least get into a position to tie the game and force overtime.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
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However, hosting a crowd in your home for the big game may come with more stress than a last-second Hail Mary!
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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After all, the production purpose of the Shot in the Dark is not just to offer each player one Hail Mary chance to stay alive in the game.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Mercy nearly sent the game to overtime with a Hail Mary 3-pointer from Alyssa Murphy that bounced off the rim.
—J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 28 Jan. 2023
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Advertisement This time, though, the old rhythms of Clinton’s career failed him; the Hail Mary pass went bouncing on the ground.
—John F. Harris, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
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Lordstown Motors was a Hail Mary play from the beginning.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
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At this juncture, the late storytelling becomes a kind of Hail Mary as the show introduces a few too many new rules.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
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To prevent against the Hail Mary, Miami positioned three of its defensive backs all the way back on the 15.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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