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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But the negotiators have made less progress on this issue than Zelensky has let on.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
But as this first trailer lets on, Beetz’s character isn’t one to go down without a fight.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
In flashbacks, the question of who is at fault in Cooper’s death is much more ambiguous than Aggie lets on in her state of eclipsing grief.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
But if any such expansion plans are in the works, Goldman isn’t letting on.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
But as this first trailer lets on, Beetz’s character isn’t one to go down without a fight.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
In flashbacks, the question of who is at fault in Cooper’s death is much more ambiguous than Aggie lets on in her state of eclipsing grief.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
But if any such expansion plans are in the works, Goldman isn’t letting on.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 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 19 Feb. 2026.
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