throwing in the towel
Example Sentences
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But it has long contributed to "tanking" -- lowly teams throwing in the towel long before the regular season ends in hopes of landing a franchise-altering player in the draft.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Also of note, while investors were back to questioning AI plays on Thursday, strategists said that doesn’t mean people have been wholesale throwing in the towel on tech.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
But Wilder turns 39 in October and throwing in the towel is a strong possibility.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024
How about throwing in the towel for this season and prepare for next season with trades and draft picks?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
The Wood Hills Literary Society had been studying them for weeks, and never since his first entrance into intellectual circles had Cuthbert Banks come nearer to throwing in the towel.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
