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

In the immediate aftermath, she could be seen letting out deep breaths as Erivo, 38, and their fellow costar, Michelle Yeoh, comforted her. —Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

How the massacre unfolded The events leading up to the massacre began on May 30, 1921, when Dick Rowland, a 19-year-old Black shoe shiner, ran from an elevator in a downtown building after the elevator’s teen operator let out a scream. —Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

These holes let out a tiny amount of air so your bounce house doesn’t explode while attached to the air blower. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025

As the sun streamed through the windows of the court building, the lawyer let out a long sigh and jiggled his leg. —Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 Nov. 2025

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