mulligan
Example Sentences
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Oil shocks and heightened geopolitical tensions have reignited a familiar debate about whether policymakers should formally raise their inflation targets or simply take a mulligan and recommit.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Given the constitutional crisis the nation currently finds itself in, watching the men in “Sinners” readily accept the leadership of a qualified Black woman felt like a cinematic mulligan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
Hopes of yet another mulligan came after a Week 7 win over Buffalo that stopped a 1-5 start.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
To a certain extent, the portal provides the Pac-12 with a collective mulligan — the chance to corral elite players from the West Coast who signed with other conferences in high school.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
They were cooking their mulligan over the fires.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
