How to use "let" in a sentence

A metre from the bottom I let go and land on the ground

I let go of the boulder and drop towards the ground

I keep the far end open to let fresh air in

I'll let you know what happens.'

As the nurses take off my shoes, I ask Steve to let my mother know that I'm OK and to arrange for someone to collect all the things I left at Horseshoe Canyon.

"You listen to me! You let us off this ship or..."

Captain Nemo let the three of us go

Ned Land lost his temper, and I thought Captain Nemo might listen to me and let us go.

'I'll talk to you, but let's get out of the water.'

So let's have a race - a Caucus race.'

I was just thinking of getting out of there and having some breakfast when the President said, 'Boy, is that your stomach making that noise?' So I said, 'Yes,' and the President said, 'Well, come on, boy, let's go and get something to eat!' And I followed him into the house, and a waiter got us some breakfast.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring! And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hill-tops of New Hampshire.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged

With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance

And let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof

But let us never fear to negotiate.

Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.

(and) let the oppressed go free."

And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

But let us begin.

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

On the first floor Mrs Richardson and her grandson lived in three rooms, and she let out the other rooms

They let me out four days ago

Will you let me stay?'

'You'll let me stay? I'm a dangerous criminal, but you called me "Monsieur"

So you can let him go at once.'

The policemen let go of Valjean's arms

Here, let me give you more money

She took out her comb and let her blonde hair fall down to her waist.

Madeleine - as we shall continue to call him for this part of the story - knew that he could not let Champmathieu go to prison for crimes he had not committed

Everybody stood to one side to let him pass as he made his way towards the door

She let him carry the bucket up the hill and, as they walked back towards the village, she told him everything about her life with the Thenardiers

'When the old man and the girl arrive, let them start their business

He pushed it into her hand, but she opened her fingers and let the coin fall to the ground

'I cannot let you leave me

She let her head fall back on his knees

'We mustn't let that happen again,' Enjolras said

You'll always be my father and I'm not going to let you go.'

"Oh, and just to let you know, there are no bullets in any of our guns." Hastings starts to shout, but we do not listen

Can't you let me go? You won't ever see me again, I promise!" Gerry begs.

But don't let the NYPD ones see you, or you're not coming back here, not with me." Jake nods again.

"Gentlemen, let me introduce you to my new friend Miss Eleanor Chance."

So, you lie there, and, you let your eyes adjust to the dark

So you do not move, but you let your eyes adjust, and soon the complete darkness is not so complete

And there is no birdsong to let you know that the sun and the new day are nearly here.

My son, you should let me take you to the guards."

I can let you sleep here for a few days, and I can bring you some food."

The kid looks about eleven, and they let him walk into the town from the hotel sometimes

The only reason you got to the final table, to my table, Jimmy is because I let you."

"Scare you? You think we want to scare you? Clive, let them out," he says.

They just, I don't know, let this guy stab them again and again."

Sala walked out, and the screen on the door of her apartment recognized her, and let her in.

"Maybe there'll be more than dolphins." Sala let her mind go wild

The door recognized that they had tickets, and let them in

She rested her head on her knees and let the tears flow.

But Sala wasn't going to let her disappear this time

Sala let out a long, slow breath

Each time, Leti typed in a complicated code to let them in, as well as waiting by the recognition screen

She was desperate to let him know the exciting news

But let's try to stay calm." She looked at Sala's mom

"We can't let that happen!"

It was too risky to let him know all their secrets

She closed her eyes, and let herself enjoy it, just for this moment

'I will let you know.' Mrs Danvers walked beside me.

'Get a coat quickly and let's go out

Jasper was quiet now and let me tie the string.

Please don't let us quarrel.'

Mrs Danvers doesn't let the maids clean the morning-room.'

'You wanted to see this room, didn't you? Now you are here, let me show you everything.'

Mrs Danvers let go my arm

'I let her laugh

Oh God, I thought, don't let Maxim lose his temper.

God, let me not think about it

I opened the windows to let in the cold, clean air

'It's not going to be easy,' says Sam, 'but let's go!'

She had to let the dead rest in peace

She let the hot water beat down on her neck for several minutes, until the stiffness in her muscles melted and flowed away.

Vivienne let herself in through the kitchen door

She refused to let a poltergeist scare her off.

"We let the marriage go off the rails

Jesus, I was babbling like an idiot, wasn't I? I didn't let you do it your way

I knew what you wanted to say, but I should have let you say it at your own speed

I should've shut up and let you get around to it first

And before you give me any more of that treacly talk about your great love of family, let me remind you that it wasn't me who tore our family apart

"He says I never should have let him go with Jaborski

"Well, let's see if I can actually pull it off."

As he entered her, she let her hands travel over his body, along his lean flanks.

When at last she drove away, he watched her car until it turned the corner and disappeared, and when she was gone, he knew why he had not wanted to let her go

Determined not to let them see that he was frightened, aware that any sign of fear would be taken as proof of weakness, Elliot said, "Well, you've got one hell of a weird approach for someone who's just taking a public opinion survey."

So will you cool it? Just come over here, sit down, let me inject you, give us a few answers, and we can all get on with our lives

"And let me go to the police?" Elliot asked.

If they had intended to let him live, they wouldn't have used their real names in front of him

But after she had made up her mind to let him read such stuff, she never thereafter even glanced at his purchases.

Don't let me interrupt your housework."

"I just wanted to let you know I was going, so you could lock the door behind me."

"You didn't let him in?"

"For God's sake, Tina, get in the car, and let's go before the shooting starts."

The only thing I do know is they can't let us just walk away."

The traffic light changed to green, and Elliot reluctantly let go of her hand.

"But even if Kennebeck's bosses have a lot of influence with the Vegas police, would the cops let us be killed? Would they really let it go that far?"

But before we go in, let's check out that list of questions they were going to make you answer."

"Listen," she said excitedly, "we thought someone was sending me messages about Danny being alive just to rub my face in the fact that he was actually dead - or to let me know, in a roundabout fashion, that the way he died wasn't anything like what I'd been told

Danny survived the accident, but they couldn't let him come home because he'd tell everyone the government was responsible for the deaths of the others, and that would blow their secret military installation wide open."

She wouldn't let him interrupt

They figure there's something wrong with the little boy's body, something odd that we can't afford to let them see

She put the pen at the edge of the map once more, and she let her eyes drift out of focus.

Tina let the pen drop from her fingers

They can't get close to it, let alone inside."

He was sweating in his Gore-Tex suit, praying that Danny wouldn't let him down

She was having difficulty-wrapping Danny securely in the blanket because he wouldn't let go of her

One day maybe he would be standing in a graveyard, before the tombstone of one of his victims, and the person he had killed would reach out to him from beyond and let him see, in some vivid clairvoyant fashion, exactly what death was like

"Who told you your son was here? Who let you into the labs?"

She agreed that it might not be wise to let anyone know what powers Danny had acquired

"It was a doctor who let us in here."

So let's pay him a third time and hope he doesn't cut off anything as important as your head.

I had caught it, but Mama made me let it go

I won't let anybody see you.'

Andre let out a strange sigh and let his right arm drop

Now, can't you let me see your face, Andre? I won't be afraid.'

I took the food down to the laboratory and, after he let me in, put it on his desk

'He wouldn't let me.'

'Because he wouldn't let me.'

'Well, let us forget about that

If you are alone and do not want to see people - well, the only thing to do is to let them ring.'

But let me tell you about last night.'

But it passed and let me live, and left the night around me suddenly dark and unfamiliar

It was some time before my shock would let me struggle up into a drier position, or think of the great danger I was in.

I let myself into my house and locked the door, walked to the bottom of the stairs and sat down, shaking violently.

I went down, opened the door and let him in

These broke when they hit the ground - they did not explode - and let out an enormous amount of thick Black Smoke

Steamships whistled and sent up clouds of steam, sails were let out and small boats rushed here and there

But my fixed idea of reaching Leatherhead would not let me rest, and in the evening I went out again

I would not let him eat any more that day

'Please let me have the facts, Mr Munro,' said Holmes, with some impatience.

He let the people out

The most exciting thing is to let girls tow your boat

However, George said, 'No, let's put the canvas cover on the boat first

'Don't let's get out

'Oh, and let me know as soon as you want to leave your sister's place

I won't let you question me like a prisoner every time I am a little late.'

Mercy would move back to the house, perhaps find a man who was more - ordinary, let's say

'Okay; now all is over, and don't let's argue about it.' 'Was it you who arranged the coup, I wonder? Just because of your sister? It wouldn't surprise me.'

'Then let's wait until tomorrow.'

He let me in and brought me the heavy book.

I will not sign this letter, and I will not name the gentleman in question - let's just call him Sir P...

Sir P sometimes let me go away for a short while

He let me go to Limmeridge for a few weeks once