let on
verb
let on; letting on; lets on
Examples of let on in a Sentence
she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on
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Tibbets never let on about the bomb.
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David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
In 2016, during his first presidential campaign, Trump claimed that the unemployment rate was significantly higher than the BLS let on.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
This episode also serves to shed a more suspicious light on Sophie, who has a history with CPS (Child Protective Services), which implies there's more to her past than she's let on.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 July 2025
Even those selling LinkedIn growth expertise aren’t letting on that they’re actually glued to the platform.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
In 2016, during his first presidential campaign, Trump claimed that the unemployment rate was significantly higher than the BLS let on.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
This episode also serves to shed a more suspicious light on Sophie, who has a history with CPS (Child Protective Services), which implies there's more to her past than she's let on.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 July 2025
Even those selling LinkedIn growth expertise aren’t letting on that they’re actually glued to the platform.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for let on
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“Let on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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