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Discover LudwigThe phrase "only to let" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something was done with the intention of allowing or permitting something else to happen, often with an implication of disappointment or irony.
Example: "He worked hard to save money, only to let it slip away on unnecessary expenses."
Alternatives: "just to allow" or "merely to permit".
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Tortured him for a year, making him wait for my decision, only to let him down.
Was she deliberately teasing us, only to let us down each time?
But England had it won, only to let it slip away.
One museum guard put up a mild protest, only to let them carry on.
Or when the performers take up gossamer social dance structures, spinning through brief steps, only to let them dissolve.
Britain were also in control against the Germans only to let things slip away again during the fourth end.
Buffy Lovekin When games are repeatedly hyped up, only to let viewers down, it's going to take an effect.
BB should provide a muzzle for her, if only to let the housemates get a bit of rest.
But Mr. Morton says that he is trying only to let the community know that atheists exist.
Rio Tinto is scrapping its "progressive" dividend policy, pausing only to let down its income-hungry shareholders gently.
"We lost four thousand five hundred Americans only to let the Iranians dictate the outcome of the war?
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