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

The Formula 1 star looks calm, cool and collected while the reality star lets out a scream in the clip. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

For the only time all season, Coach Tony Marandos sprung those creaky knees off the bench, stood up and let out a yell. — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Harrison has spent the last eight years in jail and his attorney argued that time should be sufficient, writing in court filings that Harrison deserved to be let out of jail after his July 29 sentencing hearing. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

There is no engineering reason Baltimore can’t do the same in the stretches of Harbor East, Fells Point and the Inner Harbor promenade where bars let out, tourists wander and kids run ahead of their parents. — Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for let out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout