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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Even the ideology of the group’s patron saint was more complicated than the ACC lets on.
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Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Eventually, the girl let on that her classmate had indeed been bothering her, poking her in the back and face with his fingers — but did not say the boy had threatened to kill her, according to the police report.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
What happens next could matter far more than either side is letting on.
—Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
But the negotiators have made less progress on this issue than Zelensky has let on.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
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Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Eventually, the girl let on that her classmate had indeed been bothering her, poking her in the back and face with his fingers — but did not say the boy had threatened to kill her, according to the police report.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
What happens next could matter far more than either side is letting on.
—Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
But the negotiators have made less progress on this issue than Zelensky has let on.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
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 31 Mar. 2026.
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