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

But Zandvoort showed the McLaren driver won’t let go of his crown without some fight. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Florida let go of Billy Napier, brought in Jon Sumrall, and days later, its starting quarterback and former golden boy, DJ Lagway, entered the transfer portal. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

There’s another path, one that preserves assets for the sector while letting go of a delivery model that is no longer effective. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Since being let go by the Padres after the 2019 season, Stock has pitched for the Cubs, Red Sox (twice) and is now in his second stint with the Mets. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for let go

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