mulligan

Example Sentences

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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

They might not get another mulligan - even in Ireland.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

But all will be granted a mulligan of sorts.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 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