let off's Usage Examples:

After confessing to his crimes in public, Homer, originally believing he would be let off with a light punishment, faces expulsion from the town (and presumably death) by an archaic catapult, showing how anachronistic the law really was.

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Raffles commented in a letter to his sister: It was my wish poor Man that he should be let off as easily as possible, but he seems to have failed in all he attempted, and if he has not been so severely handled as he might have been he has me to thank for it -- for certainly he stands on no better footing than he did before he made his Appeal.

The inlet offers shelter to small vessels when tropical cyclones threaten.

in his left ear during a soundcheck in Manchester, UK when a compressed air horn was let off in close proximity to him.

Sometimes the army would come by in cars and let off tear gas.

Mathys was let off with a warning as the drug was being taken in the hope of getting pregnant.

who is arguably more aggressive than Malcolm (being referred to as "the crossest man in Scotland" in In The Loop), who is "let off his leash" to do Malcolm"s.

When fresh mushrooms are cooked, they let off enormous amounts of vapor in relation to their size.

Restrictions on use (England, Scotland and Wales) Fireworks must not be let off between 11pm and 7am, except on Chinese New Year, Diwali and New Year's Eve, when the period is extended until 1am, and on Guy Fawkes Night, when the period is extended until midnight.

landed as scheduled at Bodø, where all women, children and seniors were let off, along with two of the cabin crew.

who had travelled aboard the vessel from Lagos, Nigeria, demanded to be let off near the British shore.

Synonyms:

far, faraway,

Antonyms:

near, short, left,