How to Use letup in a Sentence

letup

1 of 2 noun

• There is no letup in sight, at least for the next seven to 10 days.
  — courant.com, 9 July 2019
• In the meantime, there has been no letup in the classroom or lab.
  — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 24 Feb. 2018
• Only since the first week of June has there been any letup.
  — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2019
• There appeared to be no letup in sight; the note to the staff warned that Monday would likely be worse.
  — Charles Ornstein, Propublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, ProPublica, 1 July 2012
• Whether the group lives up to its potential, there should be no letup right now.
  — Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2020
• There was no letup even as Carlisle emptied his bench in the second half.
  — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
• End of carousel In the hours before the pause was to begin, there was no sign in Gaza of a letup in violence.
  — Susannah George, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• But soldiers on the front line do not foresee any letup.
  — Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2022
• Soon, tons of P2P meth were moving north, without any letup, and the price of meth collapsed.
  — Sam Quinones, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
• Yet Biden’s team so far is signaling there won’t be much of a letup.
  — Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• One letup would result in the season coming to an abrupt end.
  — Chase Michaelson, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2019
• One, because Burns wants no lull or letup in the central drama.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2019
• There is no letup in an NBA schedule, and no team will have sympathy for the Pacers (1-4).
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2021
• When the Ravens return in Week 9 for their home game against the Minnesota Vikings, there will be little letup for the defense.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• There is not letup here with Mooresville visiting this week.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2022
• Few signs of slowing down There have been few signs of a letup in U.S. purchasing in recent months.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2022
• Life on the front lines in the eastern Donetsk region has seen little letup in recent weeks.
  — New York Times, 17 July 2022
• No letup even in her sleep: once, when Shara’s mother was unconscious on the couch, her jaws kept moving.
  — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
• Collison's left knee has bothered him off and on all season, and there is not much letup in the NBA schedule.
  — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2017
• Despite huge division lead, showed no letup down the stretch. ...
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
• There was no letup for either goaltender as the game continued.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2022
• There would be no letup; the Warriors were 23-0 going into Boston, with the trip’s final game in Milwaukee the next night.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• That pushed stocks higher as investors sensed a letup in the Fed’s aggressive push to constrain the economy.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Homicides in Los Angeles rose 36% last year, and the city is seeing no letup in gun violence.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021
• The trajectory of sales growth is slowing to be sure, yet the larger trend toward EV adoption shows no letup.
  — Jon Markman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Not a chance, for there is no letup in Thomas, not with his high-octane swing or his enthusiastic approach to the next challenge.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2018
• Weather forecasts showed 40-60 mph winds with no letup in sight, Underwood said.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Mar. 2021
• While broadcast ratings continue to lag, there appears to be no letup in streaming for NFL games.
  — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017
• But after two decades of having sand kicked in its face by the New England Patriots, there was no letup for Buffalo.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Dec. 2020
• The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022

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let up

2 of 2 verb

• The rain let up as Morikawa birdied the par-5 14th to take a co-lead.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
• The sea was flat, and as night fell, the wind didn’t let up.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
• With the rope dropped, the man behind the wheel let up on the clutch and sped down the road.
  — Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
• To this day, Lafayette sells 800 Suprêmes a day and the lines have not let up.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
• Then, once the rains let up and the sun came out, the plants started to wilt.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
• About a half-hour later, the rain let up, crews pulled the tarp away and the stars came out.
  — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
• Some investors don't think the pain for the pound will let up any time soon.
  — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
• The Johnson duo did not let up and advanced to the gold medal match.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• The rain – and in some areas, the heavy snow – isn’t letting up just yet.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
• The two groups chanted in the lead-up to the event and didn’t let up once the forum began.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
• At one point, nueve trips her up a bit, but Mark doesn't let up.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
• The Warriors took a 7-0 lead after the fifth inning and didn’t let up.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• That set the tone for the rest of the game as the Bulldogs, ranked No. 20 in the cleveland.com preseason Top 25, never let up.
  — Matt Lofgren, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
• The Bruins took control from the opening tip and didn’t let up.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• These were some of the first harvestable things once the worst of winter weather let up.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
• Now the father wants to speak face-to-face with his son and figure out what let up to the shooting.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• Two days after the U.N. call for a cease-fire, Israeli strikes on Gaza haven’t let up.
  — Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• The senior scored the first goal of the match early in the first half and didn’t let up, finishing with a hat trick on the night.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• The rains arrived to the parched West Coast in early November and haven’t let up.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
• As the rain let up, a massive party bus parked in front of Delvey’s building.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
• And with the election year kicking off, the pressure doesn’t seem to be letting up.
  — Nancy Vu, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
• Read full article And the heat that enveloped parts of the state on Tuesday has not let up in the days since.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• Last week, interest in the Princess’s case showed no signs of letting up.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
• Someone who doesn’t let up and keeps going for the full six minutes.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
• The rain had let up briefly but picked up with force again about 1 hour, 40 minutes into the delay.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 22 July 2023
• And while that helped — as did the rain letting up in the second half — big puddles remained.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• In the non-place beneath the highways, the jet-engine-like roar of the traffic and the thumping of tires on the seams of the road above never let up.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
• The tug-of-war between Toyota and Ferrari showed no signs of letting up.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 12 June 2023
• Over Job’s brisk 80-minute runtime, the intensity rarely lets up.
  — Kevin Nguyen, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2024
• Remember when Rihanna said that her reign just wouldn’t let up?
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024