Let-down

//ˈlɛtdaʊn//

"Let-down" in a Sentence (9 examples)

What a let-down.

What a let-down!

The film was a bit of a let-down.

After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.

Journalists aside, are we so used to people looking glossier and younger in their profile photos—whether on social media or for work—that a certain percentage of “let-down” is baked into our expectations of meeting them in person?

The majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow the calf to suckle before milking in order to obtain a let-down of milk.

Occasionally a baby will be caught off-guard by mother's strong let-down and he will choke and sputter a bit.

Through oxytocin mediation, these afferent pathways become so well established that letdown can occur even when the mother merely thinks of her baby.

The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control.

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