haul in

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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Armstrong, appearing in his first NFL game as a rookie out of Cincinnati, hauled in a catch with an athletic play over the middle for 13 yards and a first down. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 Hunter also hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass at the other end — becoming just the fifth player in the Super Bowl era, including the playoffs, to both score a touchdown and intercept a pass in the same game. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 The Hurricanes could not convert on their first potential game-tying drive, but after Toney, who closed with 185 total yards, hauled in a 35-yard pass and ran 30 yards after a handoff, Mallory scored the tying touchdown from 2 yards out. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 With just over two minutes remaining in the quarter, wide receiver Dallas Wade hauled in another touchdown to push the score to 22-0. — Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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