throwing in the towel

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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

From Master of None by Goble, Neil