let down
Example Sentences
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His group’s focus fits with the thing that had let down Sophia.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
This morning, Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid said that with inflation running above the Fed’s 2% definition of price stability for over five years, “Now is not the time to let down our guard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He added that the party had been "badly, badly, badly let down" by its former chief executive, and said Murrell's guilty plea was "an admission of a terrible breach of trust and an overwhelming betrayal".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
That’s because the public that has bought into its inflated spiel may end up being let down with a jolt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
And for just a minute, and for the first time since he died, I let down the gate and I thought about my buddy Stan.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
