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

At the hospital in Dollow, mothers sat shoulder to shoulder on narrow beds holding frail children, some too weak to cry while others let out soft whimpers. —ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026

By the time the services let out, volunteers were speculating that the agents had more or less left town. —Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

This marked the third straight NCAA Tournament where the Orange’s season ended at the hands of the Huskies, and Syracuse head coach Felisha Legette-Jack let out her frustration with that fact during her post-game press conference. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026

And then, basically, just let out my emotion, looked at the LIU fan section, just screamed at the top of my lungs. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 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