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

Bishan Singh refuses to cross the border, lets out a cry, and collapses on the strip of land belonging to neither country. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Jerry O’Connell and George Takei let out their inner Vulcan while attending the Star Trek 60th Anniversary Celebration for Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 25. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Inning over, Skubal flexed and let out one of his patented primal roars. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Dawkins, an automobile aficionado himself, loved every second of the obstacle course, and even let out a shriek when the driver floored it over a hill at the end. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 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