let down
Example Sentences
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Charities and MPs representing rural communities said they had been "let down" by the lack of regulation of heating oil.
From BBC
He remembers returning home feeling ashamed, believing he had let down his family and friends.
From BBC
The fella went through a whole physical routine, miming that she should let down the rope so he could climb up.
From Literature
Is he plotting something, waiting for me to let down my guard?
From Literature
From what you say, however, you were not only let down by the trustee of your mother’s estate, your attorney appears to have held you ransom to increasingly outrageous demands.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
