let out
verb
let out; letting out; lets out
: to conclude a session or performance
school let out in June
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Early in The Hill, Harriet Clark’s extraordinary debut novel, the narrator, nine-year-old Suzanna, is let out of the car at an unfamiliar bank branch by Sylvie, her grandmother.
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Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Calendars vary, with districts individually determining when school lets out.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 1 June 2026
According to a Facebook post by the Longmont Police K9 Association, Delta was let out at night for what was described by authorities as a routine potty break.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026
They have been let out of tickets for years and years.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Calendars vary, with districts individually determining when school lets out.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 1 June 2026
According to a Facebook post by the Longmont Police K9 Association, Delta was let out at night for what was described by authorities as a routine potty break.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 31 May 2026
They have been let out of tickets for years and years.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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