let go

phrase

1

: to relax or release one's hold

—used with of

let go of stress

—Kathy McCoy

let go of my arm

2

: to abandon self-restraint : let fly

spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go

—David Kline

there just to party, just to let go

—Philippe Vergne

3

: to dismiss from employment

the firm let him go at the end of the month

4

: to fail to take care of : neglect

let himself go and got real fat

—Bill Parcells

Examples of let go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nayor and director Drew Hancock moved on and read other actresses opposite male lead Jack Quaid, but Hancock couldn’t let go of the idea of Thatcher. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

But the man would not let go, would not grab the oar, and he and the girl were swept away. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

And even though the two were let go about 20 minutes later, the fear of what almost happened has stayed with him. — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Once considered part of the Bulls’ future after being selected in the second round of the 2025 draft by Chicago, he was let go this offseason. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for let go

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau