VERB
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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
- He vowed he would never throw in the towel.
- Yet he insisted this is no time to throw in the towel. The Sun
- Fresh impetus has been given to staging a world championship sports event in South Lakeland after organisers were about to ‘throw in the towel.’
- Yea I know-all the "maximized" worthless processes have about made me throw in the towel! Launching the 21st Century American Aerospace Workforce - NASA Watch
- So many people throw in the towel at the first hurdle. Times, Sunday Times
- I'm ready to throw in the towel.
- We're not going to throw in the towel just because we lost one game.
- He should throw in the towel to spare himself further embarrassment. The Sun
- We're not going to throw in the towel just because we lost one game.
- They both know that victory is essential and neither of them throw in the towel until the final whistle has been blown so I wouldn't take my eyes off this game for a second.