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
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Her plaid dress of mixed wool was always wrinkled by rain, and despite the let-out tucks was ever too short.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.