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let me see

Idioms

Also, let's see. I'm thinking about it or trying to remember, as in Let me see, I'll be in Boston tomorrow and the next day. This idiom was first recorded in 1520.

Example Sentences

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Just minutes after I was diagnosed, one of my first thoughts was, “Please god, let me see my daughter graduate from high school.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“Deputy Alfred told Barber: ‘You know what, sir, let me see your hands and step away from the vehicle,’” the report read.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

“To them, it’s like, ‘Now I have the keys to a brand-new car, let me see what I can do with it and how I can work it in with what I’ve been doing.’”

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

"If they just let me see him once a year, I would be happy," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

“Sir will do. D’you think they’d let me see her?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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