How to Use let go in a Sentence

let go

phrase

• Rocha punched it in the nose and the shark let go and swam away.
  — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
• But the man would not let go, would not grab the oar, and he and the girl were swept away.
  — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
• This full moon could also give you the strength to heal your past, let go and move on.
  — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
• His bladder was full to bursting but his body could not — would not — let go.
  — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• For me, taking this role felt like letting go of that pressure.
  — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
• And for good reason, her film puts you into a chokehold and won’t let go.
  — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
• Savings would be achieved through attrition, and no staff would be let go.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2026
• Even coaches who were let go in a January purge will say it now.
  — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
• The challenge is helping people let go of the way work has always been done.
  — Eva Majercsik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
• That conclusion does not stay contained to the people who were let go.
  — Avy Punwasee, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
• The script and concept grabbed my attention right away and never let go.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
• The 2025 silly season was revving hot by the time he was let go.
  — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 9 July 2026
• Indeed, one of the best methods for falling asleep is to, quite simply, let go.
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
• Grace let go, as though letting her daughter go was the most natural thing in the world.
  — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
• The Spurs rarely played from behind, so their goal is to simply not let go of the rope late in games.
  — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
• Gen had a bit more growing up to do than Kat, but Kat never let go of her hand.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
• Last month, the club let go of coach Seb Hines, who had been with the Pride for four years.
  — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
• Ravech learned he was being let go when a reporter called him that Tuesday morning.
  — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 31 July 2026
• But instead he was let go, and then the station took days to address the firing publicly.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
• More than 1,200 players were let go in some form or fashion across the league this week.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026
• This helps muscles let go of tightness and begin the recovery process.
  — Hannah Harper, Health, 1 July 2026
• In many cases, the very folks who were needed to battle these wildfires were let go or forced to resign.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
• The Scherers weren’t the only ones who never let go of Cheryl’s case.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
• Half of those cuts took place yesterday, while the remaining half will be let go in the coming months.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 July 2026
• Stafford let go of the ball without seeing the coverage change and threw the ball right to Green.
  — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
• He was let go from work when the toll of his illness kept him from keeping up with grueling overtime demands.
  — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 2 July 2026
• The employee who recorded the meeting was suspended and let go as well.
  — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
• Story confirmed that other staff members at the station were also let go.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
• Last week, The Athletic learned that Clark was likely to be let go.
  — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 20 July 2026
• Sebold and Broadwater weren’t the only people who couldn’t let go of the case.
  — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026