How to Use Hail Mary in a Sentence

Hail Mary

noun

• He threw up a Hail Mary at the end of the first half.
• Finding a Hail Mary dress wasn’t the end of the journey, though.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023
• The Pats had to punt again, and the Jets had a chance for a Hail Mary with one second left.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
• And Lordstown Motors was a Hail Mary play from the get-go.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
• This is a total Hail Mary, as the band has been on hiatus for more than a year.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
• Like needing a Hail Mary for the Bucs to rise to the championship level.
  — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 25 Jan. 2021
• Staubach later tells reporters he got knocked down on the play, closed his eyes and said a Hail Mary.
  — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• But hey, if this is Warren’s Hail Mary to the Oscars, nothing’s gonna stop her.
  — Vulture, 5 Jan. 2023
• What looked like a Hail Mary to some, was actually the result of years of practice reps the two have shared.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
• The move for Rich Hill, a rotational Hail Mary with his 13th team, has been a head scratcher.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• This time, Williams completed a 13-yard throw to set up the ensuing Hail Mary with four ticks left.
  — Rhiannon Walker, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
• Her latest project, Hail Mary, is a horror movie released in March 2023.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• Kirk Cousins was trying to throw a Hail Mary to at least get into a position to tie the game and force overtime.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
• Mercy nearly sent the game to overtime with a Hail Mary 3-pointer from Alyssa Murphy that bounced off the rim.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 28 Jan. 2023
• Advertisement This time, though, the old rhythms of Clinton’s career failed him; the Hail Mary pass went bouncing on the ground.
  — John F. Harris, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
• Lordstown Motors was a Hail Mary play from the beginning.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
• To prevent against the Hail Mary, Miami positioned three of its defensive backs all the way back on the 15.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Hurts threw one last Hail Mary on the Eagles' next and final drive, which landed incomplete and ended the game.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2024
• Love's Hail Mary attempt with 3 seconds remaining was picked off to end the comeback hopes.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2023
• Run defense woes still reared their ugly head at times, but the pass defense was as good as it’s been all season — save for that garbage time Hail Mary to end the game.
  — John Owning, Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2020
• The lower court quickly struck down that map too, and the Supreme Court rejected a Hail Mary appeal of that decision.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
• Loewenstein wouldn’t go as far as saying the latest pivot was a Hail Mary pass, but the startup needs a completion.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• Use their prop bet builder to construct Hail Mary wagers with just a few clicks or create same-game parlays that ride on a single lucky pass.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• Suddenly, the zebra broke away, bucking its hind legs in one last Hail Mary attempt at escape.
  — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2023
• Donald Trump will no longer be president come Jan. 20, barring a legal Hail Mary.
  — Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2020
• Nor is this structure a Hail Mary, exactly (if mixing sports metaphors can be forgiven).
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
• But Washington had to sweat out the victory after yielding a 50-yard, Hail Mary touchdown as time expired.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• With little hope of finding Armstrong, authorities threw a Hail Mary pass.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Ignoring Luke’s advice and following her own instincts in a Hail Mary move to save face, Emily shows savvy way beyond his skill level.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2023
• Over the years, many struggling media companies have bet their futures on online video as a sort of Hail Mary after everything else has failed to turn their businesses around.
  — Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024