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

Kyle says a teary good-bye to everyone, gets on a boat, and is let out in the deep blue water, heading back to civilization, heading over each rocking swell, not into the future, but somehow into the past. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

Final exams for the winter quarter are about to get underway at UC San Diego, a period so stressful students get together and let out a collective scream to cope with it all. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Thursday's snow chance won't impact the morning commute, but may have a bigger impact due to a winter mix expected to fall during the evening commute and while schools are letting out. —Ron Smiley, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

On a cold Saturday in late January, its doors stand open to let in winter air and let out the mineral snap of oysters. —Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026

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