How to Use let go in a Sentence

let go

phrase
  • Rocha punched it in the nose and the shark let go and swam away.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • This helps muscles let go of tightness and begin the recovery process.
    — Hannah Harper, Health, 1 July 2026
  • He was let go from work when the toll of his illness kept him from keeping up with grueling overtime demands.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Sebold and Broadwater weren’t the only people who couldn’t let go of the case.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • It’s taken me a long time to kind of let go of being deferential, that someone else knows better.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026
  • Before any final deal could be reached, America and Iran had to let go of each other’s hair.
    — Hussain Abdul-Hussain, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Rather than seeking revenge, the lyrics—and the video—suggest that letting go is the real act of liberation.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Oftentimes, preventing clutter in the first place is much easier than letting go of it after the fact.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • But the joy doesn't help Dong let go of the deportations by the Thai and Vietnamese authorities.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • But the joy doesn’t help Dong let go of the deportations by the Thai and Vietnamese authorities.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The leader had already tried having difficult conversations with him—about letting go of control, training others and spreading knowledge across the team.
    — Manbir Kaur, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Rather than celebrating destruction, the song frames anger as a healthy release that allows someone to stop minimizing their pain and let go of toxic relationships and old wounds.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Instead of killing it and selling the meat for a sizable profit, the fishers decided to release the fish in an elaborate ceremony in which it was sprinkled with flowers before it was let go.
    — Stefan Lovgren, The Conversation, 25 July 2023

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