let out

verb

let out; letting out; lets out

intransitive verb

: to conclude a session or performance
school let out in June

Examples of let out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lima let out an audible shout before referee Chris Tognoni stopped the fight and announced that Severino had been disqualified from the fight, awarding the win to Lima. Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024 Zipping up the cube let out the excess air to compress the small cube into a compact, cold-weather survival kit. Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024 Doctors clear Winn Melvin let out a sigh of relief, literally, when asked about Keaton Winn. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024 Then, 24 hours after he was let out of jail, he was caught in the downtown courthouse. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Known for having a silly personality, Jacky will let out endless giggles if someone tickles her. The Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024 Pelphrey finally let out a shout and laughed as Matilda, fed up with the chase, scurried off. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024 Another form of this strategy, increasing price in line with demand, is commonly used in the travel industry: Anyone who has tried to buy a ticket to fly around the holidays or get an Uber right after a big concert lets out knows that prices tend to go up with demand. Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024 The days of traffic jams in Ilion every afternoon when day shifts let out are long gone. Michael Hill, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of let out was in 1888

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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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