How to Use let off in a Sentence

let off

phrasal verb
Definition of let offnext
  • The trend did not let off in the first half of 2022, the latest point in time for which data exists.
    — Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • If the cop didn’t show up, then basically you got let off.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 31 May 2023
  • At that point, the deputy opens fire from inside the vehicle, letting off one or two shots.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • That punishes people that play by rules and lets off people who don’t.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 9 July 2023
  • Late July 17 and early July 18, the sun let off three of what scientists call M-class flares.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 July 2023
  • Eat outside and after dinner your kids can let off steam at the on-site pirate ship playground.
    — Karen Cicero, Parents, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The voice actors do their best to drag things along, especially when Spider-Man lets off a few of his trademark quips.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Schafer and Zegler also gave insight on what went on behind the scenes, such as how the cast let off steam during an intense movie shoot.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • And the crowd erupted in cheers as cars passed on Melrose Avenue, letting off a near-constant stream of supportive honks.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Those who are getting things largely right are letting off steam, calling out naysayers for being too clever for their own good.
    — Alexandra Semenova, Fortune, 1 July 2023
  • Police say James let off a single shot from a window at officers and bystanders on the street below, prompting Ng and Dominguez to open fire, killing him.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
  • There are few things more effective for letting off steam than a solid workout—and finding the right fitness gear helps amplify the feel-good vibes.
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 21 June 2023
  • The explosives flashed orange and let off a cloud of black smoke upon detonation, and the span crumpled into the water in seconds.
    — Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
  • The explosives flashed orange and let off plumes of black smoke upon detonation.
    — Lea Skene, Fortune, 13 May 2024
  • He’s also been accused of firing at the victim for a second time, as his accomplice allegedly let off two shots, as well.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 July 2024
  • Promoters Targeted The promoters are not being let off the hook.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Liberal justices furiously hit back at the idea that Trump could be let off the hook for allegedly trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 election and stay in power.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • And in Ukraine, where our two guests are based, rave culture has become a necessary vehicle for letting off steam, distraction, and finding joy.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The Orioles created a scoring opportunity and didn't let off the gas pedal.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The sun is producing fireworks—letting off a trio of solar flares in just two hours amid a period of high activity that may cause mild consequences on Earth.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 July 2023
  • The president’s means of letting off steam with his cadet assistant Simon (Tony Macht) gets more explicit, as do some messy threads left dangling from a previous fling.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • She would be let off with a slap on the wrist—or, worst-case scenario, a short sentence at a low-security prison, which would only cement her reputation as a provocateur.
    — Hernan Diaz, Harper's Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The train eventually reversed and went back to Arlington station, where passengers were let off, Cagen said.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • What’s not so well known is that the police had also found him with a seventeen-year-old girl in his car the previous year, and that he was let off with a fine (for missing license plates) and a relatively friendly warning.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • There's plenty of evidence that speeding became much more common during the pandemic and that those speed demons have not let off the gas even as traffic density rebounded in 2021.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2023
  • Georgia’s 2-0 win over Portugal in their final group match drew people out onto the streets, waving national flags from car windows and letting off fireworks.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 27 June 2024
  • The same system that used its prosecutorial discretion to charge him with dozens of felonies when his opponents were let off the hook for similar offenses.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
  • And he’s embroiled in an increasingly intense proxy war with the Iranian regime that Trump had been starving financially but Biden let off the hook upon taking office.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Drama and theater on show in Saint-Denis Each competitor received an introduction, but Lyles took it like no other, bounding nearly halfway down the track to hype up the crowd and let off a little emotion.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Shi Wei and his bride met in Zhili but come from nearby villages in remote Yunnan, so both bride and groom are surrounded by rambunctious friends letting off firecrackers and covering them with spray-on streamers.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024

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