let out
Example Sentences
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He does have the let-out proviso – “to the best of my ability” – which leaves plenty of room to accommodate his skew-shift views about what he thinks needs preserving, protecting and defending.
From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2017
Admittedly Cameron did have a let-out: a letter from a Labour health minister saying there wasn't enough evidence in favour of plain packaging.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2013
Other calls use the widely-abused "permission to call" let-out clause in the TPS rules.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2013
His welcome in Buenos Aires was in some contrast to Brazil's let-out friendliness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nobody remained at home but ould Jack Rafferty an’ his wife, who stopped to dress for dinner, for, to tell the truth, it was to be a great let-out entirely.
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
