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

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McRae lets out a little laugh before the scene cuts. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025 Dončić turned toward his former team and bench and let out one of his trademark stares and roars. Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 After her rights were read and she was issued the citation, LeBaron was let out of the vehicle and not detained. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 Jose Fernando-Perez, 49, was charged over two years ago in Essex County, and ICE lodged an immigration detainer, but that was not honored and the suspect was let out on pre-trial release, ICE said Wednesday. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for let out

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of let out was in 1888

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“Let out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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