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

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However, investors let out a sigh of relief when management left the full-year outlook unchanged and provided a fourth-quarter NII guide that was above the Street. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 And so they're continually referred to diversion, which means that they're let out of custody. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 When a ship rides out a gale, the cable is let out tojust the place that this column has reached — the bitter end. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025 Less than two months after he was let out of jail, Smith was arrested for dealing marijuana. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for let out

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of let out was in 1888

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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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