let up
Example Sentences
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Without a break, Dudamel began Estévez’s complex cantata, which he conducted from memory, with a searing fury that did not let up for 35 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The resistance efforts haven’t let up: A new grassroots organization called Box Elder Accountability Referendum filed for a process to allow voters to overturn the commission’s approval.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
“They don’t let up with the phone calls,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Scotland lost men to injury but never let up.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
In the late afternoon, when the deluge finally let up and the thunder became a distant echo, they descended from the branches with deep shuddering breaths.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
