let on
verb
let on; letting on; lets on
Examples of let on in a Sentence
she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on
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Then a frantic 19-point rally in the closing minutes made the final score feel closer than most of the night’s action let on.
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Analysts say the latest developments in Sino-Russian relations reinforce longstanding suspicions defense cooperation between the quasi allies runs deeper than Beijing lets on.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But according to renowned astrologer Chani Nicholas, the implications are more complicated than certain media may be letting on.
—Quispe López, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
Tibbets never let on about the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Analysts say the latest developments in Sino-Russian relations reinforce longstanding suspicions defense cooperation between the quasi allies runs deeper than Beijing lets on.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
But according to renowned astrologer Chani Nicholas, the implications are more complicated than certain media may be letting on.
—Quispe López, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
Tibbets never let on about the bomb.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Let on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20on. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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