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give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
In the second round, the challenger gave up
How To Use throw in the towel In A Sentence
- So many people throw in the towel at the first hurdle. Times, Sunday Times
- How could he simply throw in the towel - not with a bang but a whimper - and in such an unseemly way?
- Despite the sudden setback over the past week not all are ready to throw in the towel. Times, Sunday Times
- This is not to say that theater should throw in the towel.
- After dinner with his dutiful wife and campaign staff, he concluded that it was time to throw in the towel. Times, Sunday Times
- This is not to say that theater should throw in the towel.
- So many people throw in the towel at the first hurdle. Times, Sunday Times
- If they start to see prices run up, they might throw in the towel.
- But utility developers shouldn't throw in the towel just yet.
- At the hint of logical puzzles we beat a retreat to mystery-mongering and fideism, or else throw in the towel and cast our lot with the skeptics.
