let fall
Example Sentences
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There is a message on it from Ms Anderson, which reads: "Kindly refrain from picking from the tree. You are welcome to gather what nature has let fall."
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
Or how do we know which parts to save and which parts to let fall away?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
I was drinking masala tea and, before I could say another word, he let fall a single drop of oudh into the cup.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
We shed as we pick up, like travelers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2021
Judith suddenly let fall a wooden bowl with a clatter.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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