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
I am Black, and it is a hard word for me to even let fall off of my tongue.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2021
They knew that quiet lady must be told the prince her son had come ashore, and sent his good ship round to port; not one soft tear should their sweet queen let fall.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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