How to Use letdown in a Sentence

letdown

1 of 2 noun

• Maybe this letdown will make the Bucks better in the long run.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
• But here comes the same old letdown, over and over again.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Sep. 2021
• Yet the next day, the best-of-five-set final proved a bit of a letdown.
  — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
• To win on the road, to win with travel, to win at home, to not have a letdown.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Mar. 2021
• For me, what makes the finale a letdown is its abrupt shift in tone.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 3 July 2024
• The Spartans could be primed for a letdown against the Penguins.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2021
• Bosa was asked about the need to guard against a letdown against a team that might be letting down.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Dec. 2022
• Becky Hammon is leaving the NBA, and, to some, that’s a letdown.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2022
• That wasn’t the case Tuesday with a letdown in overtime in a 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
• However, my first few weeks the moves were a bit of a letdown.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 1 July 2023
• Then came maybe the most beautiful letdown of the whole event.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
• Instead, Iowa State is the biggest letdown in the Big 12.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
• And yet, this comes across as a big-time letdown spot for Detroit.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022
• The Browns had a huge letdown against the Jaguars, ending up with zero points.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2020
• That’s why the seasons that followed have been such a letdown.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2022
• Some people swear by this stuff, so this one was a letdown.
  — Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 12 Dec. 2022
• Turner said the Dodgers are savvy enough to avoid a letdown or gather rust.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
• The Giants have to avoid a letdown in the home opener Sunday against the Panthers.
  — Tom Canavan, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022
• Sometimes though the offerings turn out to be a bit of a letdown.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• And twice the Dodgers evaded a letdown, dancing around the fire to keep the Pirates scoreless.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
• Texas didn’t have to worry about a letdown in its first trip down to the Rio Grande Valley.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Nov. 2022
• The big buildup to and letdown after the Celtics’ small deals Thursday is a classic case.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• Still, the many days of buildup also risked the summit seeming like a letdown.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 June 2021
• The Saints are set up for a big letdown after blowing out Green Bay.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2021
• However, their tight fit was a huge letdown for the 10-year-old who tried them on.
  — Staff Author, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024
• If resistance doesn’t pan out, that doesn’t have to be a letdown.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
• And for a team that hasn’t won a playoff series since 2014, that letdown couldn’t have come at a worse time.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• How the Tar Heels responds to that letdown will be a storyline this spring.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• The stage is set for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates Wednesday, and the stock market may just be positioning itself for a letdown.
  — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
• Marching on, after so many letdowns and embarrassments, is brave.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024

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let down

2 of 2 verb

• But when asked whether the crew felt let down that the Starliner had to return without them aboard, Wilmore said no.
  — Alana Wise, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
• We’ve been let down so many times, that time has come to do the right thing.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
• The Tigers offense didn't let down even in the ninth inning.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
• The Bengals knocked off Kansas City in Week 13 and could be set-up for a let down.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2022
• Back in Paris, Jane lets down her shirt sleeves for evening, along with all that thick long brown hair.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 July 2023
• Still, the lack of time on student progress this month left some feeling let down.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022
• Once again her dark blonde hair was let down in waves and her red lips added a pop of color.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2022
• Grade invests Hersh with fire but doesn’t let down his own side.
  — Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• The district said George’s hair was longer when let down than allowed.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
• Once Lilith lets down her hair at Cheers, the good doctor is triggered.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• Judged against the life of its subject, Oppenheimer can feel like a bit of let down.
  — WIRED, 24 July 2023
• As for how his daughter has been feeling since the news, Jorge says that Maya is mad and feels let down by the school.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• In the end, the culprit will be left feeling a little let down by the holidays, too.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
• Hence why, at the end of the episode, Liv has realized that Cara isn’t the enemy, and has been just as let down by Will.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
• What’s your advice to job seekers who are tired of feeling let down?
  — Te-Ping Chen, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
• Still, Willoughby said people should not let down their guard.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
• But Symone has taught me to be okay with myself outside of drag, allow people to get to know me, and let down the walls, so to speak.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 17 Nov. 2022
• That time, her blonde hair was let down in loose waves with a glowy makeup look to match her ethereal vibes.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
• Some had reported to the FDIC before and were let down by the process, while others just didn’t bother.
  — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 May 2024
• The Rams were let down again by kicker Brett Maher, who missed field-goal attempts of 53 and 51 yards, and an extra point.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• Venus’ five-week stint in Leo is for trust-building and letting down your emotional walls!
  — USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
• Paul Whelan has been let down and left behind at least three times by 2 Presidents.
  — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
• He was let down by his defense on a couple of pop-ups that fell for hits and ended up throwing 73 strikes in 93 pitches.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
• This is a place where people let down their guard, only too easily.
  — Lydia Strohl, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022
• But they were let down a few months later when Granet-Bederman took over.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
• The fine cast is let down by a script whose many parts come together like oil and water and concession stand soda.
  — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2023
• Fans were not let down when Samantha returned to the screen Thursday, giving viewers a peek at her new life in England.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023
• If there were any die-hard fans hoping to hear some of the indie rockers’ deep cuts, they were definitely let down.
  — Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2022
• This act allows the receiving partner to be more at ease and relaxed, allowing their guard to be let down in the bedroom.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
• And yet, these charming pieces represent not work for hire so much as a kind of busman’s holiday, in which the author could let down his guard.
  — Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024