How to Use haul in in a Sentence
haul in
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The sun was still rising when Vinh Nguyen hauled in his first catch of the day.
—Amy Qin Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
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The crew shut down the electronics and hauled in the mainsail.
—Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
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Builders hauled in loads of fill to lift the building’s ground level 15 feet above the rest of the Mall.
—John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
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Twilley hauled in the pass at the 5-yard line and ran through a tackle attempt to reach paydirt.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
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Gaetz brought in massive fundraising hauls in the days that followed those emails.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
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Melendez ranged to his right and hauled in the baseball with a diving catch.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2024
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Waiting for the ball downfield was Nicholas Marks, who hauled in the 17-yard completion on fourth down to keep the drive alive.
—Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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The ball bounced off his helmet and Aiyuk, who was already taking a spill, snatched the ball with one hand and hauled in a ridiculous catch.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
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The highlight of the session came when Gesicki hauled in a one-handed catch in the back of the end zone, beating Bryant and Jabrill Peppers.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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Then there was a 22-yard catch in the third quarter in which Books adjusted his body in midair to haul in an overhead pass.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
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In the third quarter, senior Aaron Hampton hauled in a tipped pass that bounced off the hands of an East receiver.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
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On the next play, Davis fought pass interference to haul in a touchdown that counted to make it 18-13.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
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The Kentucky basketball commit scored 17 points and hauled in 12 rebounds for the Bearettes.
—The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
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Nelly Korda has amassed that haul in just over two months.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
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Local fishermen hauled in blue striped snapper from the sea, hunters caught wild boar in the mountains.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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The city fixed the immediate issues, then kept on hauling in garbage bales.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
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No receiver has hauled in more than four catches in a single game.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
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Off the coast of New Zealand, scientists aboard a research vessel hauled in their nets.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
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Many tents sit atop wooden pallets, hauled in from elsewhere.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
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She was fired, hauled in for questioning and pushed into exile.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
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Mike Bonsu hauled in three receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown, and made 5½ tackles.
—Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
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The band and crew were still hauling in their luggage and equipment, leaving a brief window when she wouldn’t be observed.
—Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
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This was the lowest Memorial Day box office haul in almost 30 years: What went wrong?
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
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Later, Wacha hauled in a line drive back up the middle and struck out Padres infielder Manny Machado to end the inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
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The evening raised more than $30 million, the largest one-night campaign haul in Democratic history.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Babauta’s efforts led to the arrest of 11 poachers in a single day, one of the biggest hauls in the agency’s history.
—David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
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There was just one game all year where MVS hauled in two passes and still finished under 17 receiving yards.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
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Maurice Drew hauled in two touchdown passes on the way to finishing with 250 all-purpose yards.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
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Ryan leapt over Marcus Williams in the back corner of the end zone for a touchdown snag toward the end of practice, and Walker hauled in a score on a deep ball earlier in the day.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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Biles used the Classic as her comeback meet in 2018 following a two-year hiatus after her record medals haul in Rio de Janeiro.
—Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
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