let through
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
But on Saturday, no foreign nationals, dual nationals or injured patients were let through, Palestinian sources said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
The World Food Program has warned that Gaza’s population is at “the risk of starvation” if 310 tons of food aid languishing at the Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing are not urgently let through.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
"We were looking for a better life," he said as he waited to be let through the border with his family.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023
It was the main passage to the upper floors, and I would need to let through all the officers who had to pass, then lock it back up.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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