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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The two-out homer was followed by a Jonathan Aranda single and a fly ball smashed off the bat of Christopher Morel that Harris hauled in with a leaping, twisting catch in front of the center-field wall.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The 140-room beachfront project is slated to open in 2028, but per his disclosure it’s already hauled in $2.5 million for Trump, likely the licensing fee.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
So, when fishermen in Australia and New Zealand began hauling in huge groups of them starting in the 1980s, their population plummeted.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Then, use good shed hunting tactics to haul in those cast crowns.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The 140-room beachfront project is slated to open in 2028, but per his disclosure it’s already hauled in $2.5 million for Trump, likely the licensing fee.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
So, when fishermen in Australia and New Zealand began hauling in huge groups of them starting in the 1980s, their population plummeted.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Then, use good shed hunting tactics to haul in those cast crowns.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for haul in
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“Haul in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haul%20in. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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