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

There's still a long way to go this season and it is difficult to envisage the 33-time Bundesliga winners throwing in the towel just yet allowing Leverkusen to canter home.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

But it wasn’t long before she thought about maybe throwing in the towel, settling into a job with a nonprofit theater in Missoula, Mont., and learning to hone her grant-writing chops.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

"Looks like he's throwing in the towel," Jones, said happily.

From Master of None by Goble, Neil