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
• 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
• 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
• And yet, this comes across as a big-time letdown spot for Detroit.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022
• 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
• If resistance doesn’t pan out, that doesn’t have to be a letdown.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
• How the Tar Heels responds to that letdown will be a storyline this spring.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• Riley and the Trojans have put down any notion that a trip to the Cotton Bowl is a letdown.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023
• Instead of a letdown, USC proceeded to kick the door down.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
• But a lot of Netflix’s newer content feels like a bit of a letdown.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• The stage was set for a letdown, with a marquee meeting at Utah looming next week.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
• So this was sort of a big letdown for everybody who had struggled and fought to keep the social web open.
  — Michael Calore, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
• The Rams catch a break in terms of having the full offseason to prepare for the Bills, but this game has all the makings of a big-time letdown for the home team.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2022
• Was Suns' Game 7 loss to Mavericks the worst letdown in Arizona sports?
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2022
• Some data would suggest that the letdown starts on the defensive end.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
• The Lions suffered a bit of a letdown with last week's loss to the Carolina Panthers but all is not lost.
  — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2023
• Along with the linen washcloth, the shirt was also a little wrinkly, which was a letdown but in no way a dealbreaker.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• Stranger Things 4 had a lot going for it in its first seven episodes, but the final two were a major letdown.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2022
• The Vikings have won two close games in a row against lowly opponents, and appear primed for a letdown in Green Bay.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2022
• The running game led by Nick Chubb has done its job, but the defense has been a letdown, especially against the run the last two games.
  — Ted Crow, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
• Last season was a bit of a letdown for Davenport, who recorded half a sack in 15 games.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
• The Bellman Stovetop Steamer whole milk foam output was a letdown for a latte as the foam was just too loose to last.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2022

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let down

2 of 2 verb

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Paul Whelan has been let down and left behind at least three times by 2 Presidents.
  — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
• 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
• People suffering from sleep disorders are turning to CBD oil for sleep and they shouldn’t be let down.
  — Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
• But in the aftermath of Brandin Cooks being dealt to the Cowboys, the Texans' receiving corps looms as a group that could let down a young signal-caller.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
• So many people feel let down by a government that is focused only on its own survival, no matter the cost to the nation.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2022
• Desperate Ukrainian families are being turned away and let down in their hour of need.
  — Time, 5 Dec. 2022
• But they’re let down by a script that sounds too often like a first draft waiting for some nuance and personality to flesh out its core ideas.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
• During this recovery phase, the heart rate slows to normal, the immune system lets down its guard, and the digestive system starts up again.
  — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024