let fly
Example Sentences
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The Dodgers scrapped his slider, mixed in a sweeper, and told him his arm was so good that he should stop trying to make perfect pitches and just let fly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
A couple of questions later, after defending his crowd sizes, he let fly with this:
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024
With Montenegro sitting deeper and deeper, Vance let fly with a 25-yard effort which was well tipped over by Krstovic.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
Honestly, sometimes I’m just riding by and I realize that Kevin would probably enjoy hearing from me, so I park the bike, walk up to his front door, and let fly.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2023
Power flowed into him from Pallas Athena, whom he invoked as Zeus’s virgin child, and he let fly his heavy spear.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
