fold

Example Sentences

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It’s possible this has left him thinking the world’s bad guys are a Potemkin village, that they talk big but fold quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal

England conceded more runs than ever before after winning the toss in Mumbai – a position from which previous sides in English colours have folded.

From BBC

If you lift a square from the center of the pan, it should hold itself together with quiet dignity — no flopping, no folding, nothing that resembles a dachshund being scooped up stomach-first.

From Salon

Colombia's bid to bring former guerrillas into the political fold faces a major test at Sunday's legislative elections, as ex-FARC fighters struggle to win over voters.

From Barron's

I was sitting on my bed, folding clothes and packing them into the case that was to contain my whole life for the next – how long?

From Literature