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
I’ve already let down every one of those Lysander pilots—who liked and encouraged me so much they were daft enough to let me take one of their planes to France.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
