How to Use pack it in in a Sentence

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• Some of them then resume the chase, but many use the pause to pack it in and call it a day.
  — Chris Vognar, Vulture, 26 May 2021
• Back in Marysville, LeDoux and his group are ready to pack it in after five hours of prospecting in the hot sun.
  — Zoe Zorka, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
• Simply pack it in a side pocket or toss it in your bag.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2023
• Just secure the elastic strap around the brim to pack it in your carry-on or beach bag.
  — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2022
• The stands selling flutes of champagne, crepes and pains au chocolat begin to pack it in.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2021
• In other words, very few clubs are ready to pack it in, call it a season and trade their best players.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
• Defensively, Virginia Tech likes to pack it in and switch on ball screens one through four.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2021
• There has since been time to regroup, figure out new ways to function in a world where teams can pack it in on their post players and force the Huskies to make 3s.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 19 Dec. 2021
• The male pit bull was shot in the chest, killing it, before Officer McCormick was able to retrieve the boy's arm and pack it in a cooler on ice.
  — Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• Simply charge it up and bring it by the pool or pack it in your beach bag for hours of music easily streamed via Bluetooth.
  — Taylor Giangregorio, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2022
• The third-year pro certainly is not going to pack it in to ensure the franchise can draft his replacement.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2020
• Stow it in your glove compartment, pack it in your luggage, or stash it in a drawer at work to conquer a sudden clothing mishap.
  — Popular Science, 1 Dec. 2020
• After nuclear war decimates our planet, Earthlings pack it in and head to Mars to start afresh.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2022
• Milwaukee, which had largely struggled for two weeks and lost a deflating game to last-place Green Bay on Monday, refused to pack it in.
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
• The best way to make sure your clothing doesn’t fall prey to another traveler’s spilled coffee, or get run over by a rampant suitcase, is to pack it in a garment bag.
  — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2022
• Being down 23-0 after eight minutes to that same opponent would cause many football players to just pack it in and accept defeat.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2020
• As soon as possible after the donor’s death—ideally, within a few hours—a specialist will remove the brain, wrap it in plastic, pack it in ice, and express-ship it to McLean.
  — Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2011
• Just as Enola is about to pack it in and give up on her dream, the bell over her door tinkles, and a young girl who works at a match factory walks in, asking for Enola’s help in finding her missing sister.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 21 Oct. 2022
• Those that practiced good hand-washing were about 50% less likely to have gotten sick, while those that drank untreated water were almost 8 times as likely to have had to pack it in because of diarrhea.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2018
• By Tuesday evening—24 hours after the first and only semi-real demonstration of the entire affair—the media finally decided to pack it in.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024