mulligan

noun

mul·li·gan ˈmə-li-gən

: a free shot sometimes given a golfer in informal play when the previous shot was poorly played

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Think the Pac-12 presidents would like a mulligan on that one? —

Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023 Denver Broncos The case for: Calling a mulligan on the Nathaniel Hackett debacle might go a long way toward setting things right in the Rockies. —

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023 Who can deny that the Tigers were owed a mulligan of fate after the 2019 NCAA Tournament? —

Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 18 Mar. 2023 In essence, this gives bettors a mulligan. —

Xl Media, cleveland, 28 July 2022 Everyone’s entitled to a mulligan. —

Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2022 Now Brady takes his mulligan. —

Riley Hamel, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 Chalk this up to a one-year mulligan. —

Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020 Does McDermott get a mulligan? —

Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2021 See More

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