towel

Example Sentences

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Pedro Sánchez said last year he had considered resigning but eventually decided "throwing in the towel is not an option".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Swallowing the massive pills felt like forcing a brick down a paper towel roll.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

It won’t end in the next couple of weeks, if you are banking on the Iranians throwing in the towel.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Once they reached the extra period, well, it was over the moment an angrily stunned Sengun threw a towel to the floor in front of the Rockets’ bench moments after the end of regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The towel had done all it could do, so Cat spread it out on the deck railing to dry.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn