How to Use letup in a Sentence

letup

1 of 2 noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 | Minabinett@al.com, 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
  • Almeyda would talk to the players for a long time without a letup, so the team’s full-time interpreter, a 22-year-old former player named Agustin Zalazar, would have to play catch-up.
    — Tom Fitzgerald, SFChronicle.com, 26 July 2019
  • With no sign of letup, Amazon has decided to keep about 70% of them -- permanently.
    — Chauncey Alcorn Cnn Business, CNN, 28 May 2020
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 | Cstephenson@al.com, 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
  • The tug-of-war between Toyota and Ferrari showed no signs of letting up.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 12 June 2023
  • There also isn’t much let up in the schedule to provide some room for some, either.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The Spartans continue their rebound and won’t let up with a bowl berth at stake.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Every time the Mountaineers’ offense got the team back on the board, the defense let up and let the game turn into a shootout between the two teams.
    — Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2022
  • My troubles with English did not let up and did not get better.
    — Joseph Dushane-Navanick, tovlou.github.io, 19 July 2023
  • The exceptional heat also hasn’t let up across the South.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
  • If your morning sickness isn't letting up, let a health care provider know.
    — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 30 June 2023
  • After the storm let up, guests made a dash down the hill to the dancing tent—whose floor, due to all the water, turned into a de-facto slip and slide.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2022

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