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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Trump and other administration officials have painted a very different picture, however, suggesting publicly that the city is in far worse shape than local officials are letting on.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Who first gave Read lawyer David Yannetti a tip that there might be much more to the death of John O’Keefe than the Norfolk County laws were first letting on?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Big corporate homebuyers often counter that their presence is smaller and more benign than the media or political figures let on.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Payne’s behavior was apparently even scarier than what Henry let on.
—Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Who first gave Read lawyer David Yannetti a tip that there might be much more to the death of John O’Keefe than the Norfolk County laws were first letting on?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Big corporate homebuyers often counter that their presence is smaller and more benign than the media or political figures let on.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Payne’s behavior was apparently even scarier than what Henry let on.
—Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Let on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20on. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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