let down
Example Sentences
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“I feel sad and let down by her,” Sánchez said, referring to Dolores Huerta.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
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 • Mar. 11, 2026
"There's a feeling of exhaustion with it now. Everybody that was consumed with it is feeling the exhaustion and feeling a little bit let down."
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
"Parma played very well and the ball just didn't want to go in for us tonight. We wanted the three points, so of course we feel let down, but we go again."
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Rufino let down the canvas flaps and told the soldier how to do his side.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
