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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Twice a month, a diesel truck hauls in hydrogen in a tank from Southern California or northern Nevada. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 The Cardinals could receive a haul in return for him. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 To complement that kind of on-ball dynamo, DeVries hauled in a cadre of bigger, versatile defenders from the transfer portal. Jim Root, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 Created no market to increase the potential haul in return. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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