How to Use mulligan in a Sentence

mulligan

noun
  • This could just be a chance for a mulligan.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There are those who want to give him a mulligan for the 3-9 record.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Pro days past often served as a mulligan for a poor showing at the combine.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • One final winnable game had slipped away, forcing the Aztecs and their fans to beg for a mulligan.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In a friendly round, gimmes and mulligans make life easier.
    — Don Mal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • And the London game always feels like a mulligan — long travels on short weeks, low scores with high chaos.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When taking a mulligan, show your hand to your opponent and shuffle it back into the deck.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Contestants can also take a mulligan now and keep their streak alive after one hitless day.
    — New York Times, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Think the Pac-12 presidents would like a mulligan on that one?
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Known for taking mulligans, or friendly do-over shots, his second attempt landed in the same spot.
    — CNN, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Some people get a mulligan, and some people deserve a whole hell of a lot more time than 15 seconds.
    — Robert Bateman, Esquire, 22 Sep. 2014
  • There were adjustments made for the long day, even though the golfers all said mulligans were not allowed and few gimme putts permitted.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
  • Player, who jokingly asked for a mulligan at age 81, drilled one down the middle.
    — Doug Ferguson, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2017
  • If passing on Mahomes was like a tee shot into the woods, how about the ensuing mulligan?
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Night of trivia with a twist, bonus rounds of physical fun, mulligans, prizes, great beer, spirit pull, music and food trucks.
    — The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Jake Elliott missed not one, not two, but three field goals wide left (one after an offsides penalty gave him a mulligan).
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Card draw is incredibly important, and the lack of a proper mulligan rule is a bit shocking.
    — Charlie Theel, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2019
  • But Zimmer has enough of a track record and history that he can be allowed a mulligan and a teachable moment.
    — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
  • McCaffrey got stopped on the previous snap but an offside penalty gave him a mulligan.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Succop made the mulligan for a victory in the coldest game in franchise history.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 6 Jan. 2018
  • After the brutal loss at Georgia, Nix is playing like this season is a mulligan.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The Saints gave Rivera a mulligan by calling a timeout before Michael Palardy got off his punt.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Daughter, Lily, an eight-year old, took a mulligan on that 11th hole when her first putt didn’t result in the ball finding water.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Lester deserves a mulligan, while Rizzo deserves a tip of the cap for coming through for his hometown of Parkland.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Gust was a bit emotional but mainly drained from walking 54 holes over three days in early August with no mulligans or gimmes.
    — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • If Zuerlein deserves a mulligan for last season, so does Cowboys punter Chris Jones.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Last year, Saleh and Douglas received a mulligan because of Rodgers’ Achilles injury.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
  • Quenneville considered the night the NHL playoff version of a mulligan.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • Or maybe Nobody Wants This just requires a mulligan after the creative overhaul of the second season.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That was enough for O’Brien to receive a mulligan after this year’s disastrous 4-12 campaign.
    — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2018

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