let down
Example Sentences
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A family say their mother was let down in the worst possible way when she died after being sent home from hospital with a blood clot on her lungs.
From BBC
Only once, many years ago, had she let down her guard.
From Literature
But now that his group of friends was growing, there were more people he could let down.
From Literature
It found that children had been let down by a lack of research and "remarkably weak" evidence on medical interventions in gender care.
From BBC
Brown said he felt "shocked, sad, angry, betrayed, let down" by the messages.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
