How to Use letdown in a Sentence

letdown

1 of 2 noun

• Sunday was a letdown but not a loss.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Dec. 2025
• There can be no letdown or their winning streak will come to an end.
  — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
• Tatar isn’t the only one who’s been a letdown to his new team.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2018
• For me, what makes the finale a letdown is its abrupt shift in tone.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 3 July 2024
• Speaking of letdowns, what about that fight?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 May 2026
• To win on the road, to win with travel, to win at home, to not have a letdown.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Mar. 2021
• Maybe this letdown will make the Bucks better in the long run.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
• However, my first few weeks the moves were a bit of a letdown.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 1 July 2023
• While this is still a rivalry, there has to be some form of letdown.
  — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
• Then came maybe the most beautiful letdown of the whole event.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
• Bosa was asked about the need to guard against a letdown against a team that might be letting down.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Dec. 2022
• And yet, this comes across as a big-time letdown spot for Detroit.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022
• That’s why the seasons that followed have been such a letdown.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2022
• Over the next year and a half, the couple went through a number of letdowns.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 27 May 2017
• But the argument feels like a cop-out to many, or at least a huge letdown.
  — Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2014
• To cope with the letdown, many of those fans are making jokes at their own expense.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025
• So why did both earlier this week seem – well, not a letdown, but not what we’re used to?
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 July 2026
• Sometimes though the offerings turn out to be a bit of a letdown.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• The push also comes on the heels of yet another letdown.
  — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
• Breakfast food has the highest markup and is the biggest letdown of any meal out.
  — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 14 Aug. 2017
• But that’s not a lock given the last week and the emotional letdown in its wake.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• Turner said the Dodgers are savvy enough to avoid a letdown or gather rust.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
• Still, the many days of buildup also risked the summit seeming like a letdown.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 June 2021
• Chloe Kim's Olympic silver shouldn't feel like a letdown.
  — Alex Connor, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
• Parker hasn't been the only letdown off the bench, but he's been the most pronounced.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2018
• That loss, as much as Monday night’s letdown, could serve to shape the rest of the season.
  — Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, 29 May 2017
• Scourton isn’t going to lose his smile over a Week 1 letdown.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
• There was no such letdown on Saturday.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025
• But there was no letdown at Innisbrook.
  — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
• There was the thought the Owls would have a letdown because of the opponent.
  — Shandel Richardson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Dec. 2017

let down

2 of 2 verb

• Nicole, Nicole, let down your hair!
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 May 2026
• Feeling very let down by our club.
  — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2026
• Pork chop recipes can often be a let down.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
• We’ve been let down so many times, that time has come to do the right thing.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
• What an absolute waste and let down man.
  — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
• Smith’s hair was let down in loose waves, while a long veil rested on her head.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
• Grade invests Hersh with fire but doesn’t let down his own side.
  — Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• Sorry to anyone [that] feels let down.
  — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
• Once again her dark blonde hair was let down in waves and her red lips added a pop of color.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2022
• Still, the lack of time on student progress this month left some feeling let down.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022
• Yet, not for the first time this season, he was badly let down by those around him.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
• In the end, Sorensen let down his constituents, Cochrane said.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
• Instead, Duke took over and never let down.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
• What’s your advice to job seekers who are tired of feeling let down?
  — Te-Ping Chen, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
• Still, Willoughby said people should not let down their guard.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Durable fabric panels can be cinched for easy access or let down for shade.
  — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
• The district said George’s hair was longer when let down than allowed.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
• And, of course, there’s the best part—the arms on either side let down to create a daybed.
  — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
• For many years, too many victims have been completely let down.
  — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
• Smith Wilson’s hair was let down in loose waves, while a long veil rested on her head.
  — Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
• The rate at which animals are being let down is an alarming pace.
  — Kelli Bender, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
• Many fans have felt let down by the reaction of the team’s manager.
  — Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
• Back in Paris, Jane lets down her shirt sleeves for evening, along with all that thick long brown hair.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 July 2023
• There are plenty of alternatives out there, and many of us feel let down.
  — Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
• Once Lilith lets down her hair at Cheers, the good doctor is triggered.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• That time, her blonde hair was let down in loose waves with a glowy makeup look to match her ethereal vibes.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
• People couldn't stand the thought of Onyx getting his hopes up only to be let down.
  — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
• Judged against the life of its subject, Oppenheimer can feel like a bit of let down.
  — WIRED, 24 July 2023
• Sporting light makeup, the star’s brunette locks were let down in a middle parting.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
• The Guild has let down its members by rebuffing us at every turn.
  — The Daily News, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025