let down
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A judge told Ben Garvey that he had "let down the whole profession of solicitors"
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But I feel so let down, so disillusioned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I felt like I had let down the entire Tabla team, whose boundless athleticism and loyalty were the primary reasons we’d survived for as long as we had.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Robinson said he understood that many delegates felt "deceived and deeply let down by a life of lies", but he added that the party would "face the past honestly".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
I let down my legs, and we skid to a stop.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Enzo Maresca's side have squandered eight points from winning positions already this season and the latest let-down came at Stamford Bridge when Sunderland's Chemsdine Talbi's snatched a stoppage-time winner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
It is unquestionably painful to face the truth about the global climate crisis, and emotionally logical to avoid the let-down of investing in a cause without seeing significant or meaningful change.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
“We’ve had let-down tournaments, but it’s never been at the Olympics.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024
"It's a huge disappointment, and a real let-down, and a massive missed opportunity. This is something we've been planning and prepping for since September, maybe even before then."
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
The truth was, we were all relieved: without quite realising it, we’d been bracing ourselves for a let-down.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
