Examples of 'hail mary' in a sentence
Meaning of "hail mary"
hail mary: Hail Mary is a phrase derived from a Catholic prayer and is colloquially used to describe a desperate, last-ditch effort or attempt to achieve a goal, often with low chances of success
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- A prayer calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary.
- A risky last-ditch effort with great benefit but little chance of success; one whose success would require divine intervention; a Hail Mary pass.
- To pray by saying a Hail Mary.
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Like a hail mary desperation kind of play to me.
He came to talk to me about the hail mary.
Hail mary full of grace the lord.
We have one hail mary play.
Hail mary to save the night.
This is a hail mary right here.
I want to throw him a hail mary.
Kind of a hail mary on a first date.
Now is when you throw the hail mary.
And saying a hail mary and our father.
The last couple lines of the hail mary.
This hail mary spot.
Might want to get an our father or a hail mary in.
Hail mary was attempting delivery.
You know this is a hail mary.
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Hail mary mallon are you gonna eat that.
You scored the hail mary.
Hail mary on one.
Say one hail mary.
But you are obviously some sort of desperate hail mary.
I did a hail mary.
My hail Mary pass to get something sold.
U know this is a hail mary.
Start saying a hail mary and see if she moves her lips.
But lily went for the hail mary pass.
Hail Mary to the city you are a virgin.
This is a hail mary.
Hail Mary is a prayer written centuries ago.
Roethlisberger got the ball back with two seconds remaining and his hail mary was incomplete.
Hail Mary was attempting delivery when contact ended.
This is obviously a desperate hail Mary.
Hail Mary full of grace conceived without sin.
You were not kidding about the hail Mary.
Hail Mary your way out of this one.
Then he threw a hail Mary and you just caught it.
Hail Mary is such an odd phrase.
I had a buddy drawing up some papers for me as a Hail Mary.
Hail Mary passes seem to be the order of the day.
Ryan drops back and fires a hail Mary downfield.
Hail Mary full of grace and all you people.
This might be the sort of hail Mary play we need.
Saying ten hail Mary is not gonna do you any good.
That was a kind of play that was a Hail Mary as the defensive back.
A Hail Mary in the afternoon and a marijuana joint to find some sleep.
Seemed a little bit like a hail Mary desperation kind of play to me.
Hail Mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art.
Everybody throws a hail Mary when they got nothing to lose.
And we would say the our father and the hail Mary.
And this Hail Mary against my client is an abuse of the legal system.
I really think they are gonna need a Hail Mary to make this play.
