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

It’s a way of throwing in the towel, waving the white flag, wishing for the mercy rule used in youth baseball.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

But Wilder turns 39 in October and throwing in the towel is a strong possibility.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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)