towel
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"I have pretty much thrown in the towel on classic writing assignments for lower-level classes," Paustian told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Yet bond investors aren’t throwing in the towel.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
If your pillow feels too flat, McCarthy suggests placing a folded towel underneath and changing the number of folds to adjust the height.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was wrapped in a towel in a laundry basket.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
She fluffed the pillows, then checked her tiny bathroom and set out a towel.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The BofA analysts noted that those same-day delivery facilities carry around 90,000 of Amazon’s frequently purchased products, like paper towels, cough medicine and fresh items.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Cineworld manager Michelle McClean and team leader Leah Prytherch were among those who helped as staff called 999 and gathered towels and sheets.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
She likes giving dish towels made of fine European linen, which she often gets at Clic, the French homewares boutique with locations in California, New York City, the Hamptons and St. Barts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then came paper towels, Method cleaner, dish soap, lime sparkling water and grapefruit-scented antibacterial wipes.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Soon the beach Cullen was patrolling would be crowded with vacationers staking their claims on the sand with colorful towels and umbrellas.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
When he is toweled off after a walk, Campbell puts the wet towel over the floor grill so the heat dries it.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Before delivering the groceries, I removed them from the plastic grocery store bags and toweled everything down with precious Clorox wipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2020
After whisking him out of the Jogger, I carried him into the house, laid him on his big changing table, removed his drenched clothes, toweled him off, and dressed him in dry clothes.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2019
A baby armadillo snoofled past as I toweled myself back to a civilized sheen.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2015
She unfastened the brooch, took off her shawl, and toweled her dripping face.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
That meant the roof needed to come on, and the court be towelled down.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022
She sat in the shade, her light-brown hair pulled into a tight knot and slicked dark with sweat, and towelled off her powerful arms.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2019
When I glanced over as we towelled off during the break, he didn’t look nearly as tired as I hoped.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
He towelled himself vigorously, making the muscles of his biceps ripple, then he sat down on the rocks and reached for his pipe.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
He washed his hands and face and towelled himself dry, making little sound.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
After a thorough rinsing and before toweling them dry, I give my scallops a milk bath, letting them soak for as long as it takes to prep my ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
Ruidiaz posted to his Instagram stories video of teammates toweling off.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
Medvedev said he felt dizzy afterward and that both he and Rublev rubbed their faces raw by toweling off so frequently.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
This week, toweling off seemed unnecessary: No one felt cold leaving the water.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
But Jack, who’d also become a good friend over the course of the summer, was already out of the pool and toweling off.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"When I was little, we still had the terry towelling nappies and they had to be washed and hung on the line. So I think with disposable nappies it's easier," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"I became known for being in those meetings wearing a towelling robe."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Far from haggling, the man who sold me a towelling gown patiently explained that his prices were fixed, and that even this robe, the biggest in his shop, would not be sufficient to cover me.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2018
But Spicer’s statement that the president “definitely” did not wear a bathrobe was called into question when old photographs of Trump rugged up in towelling and terry cloth were circulated on social media.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2017
Mack came back dabbing at his mouth with wet towelling.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
