let alone
conjunction
: to say nothing of : not to mention
—used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example
he would never walk again let alone play golf—
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Sports Illus.how many ever see an Ambassador or Minister, let alone a President—Robert Lacville
Robert LacvilleExamples of let alone in a Sentence
I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan.
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The Grand Ole Opry, an institution steeped in old traditions, may have just found a new one, as the crowd at Albert Hall probably won’t have the patience to wait another year for this to happen again, let alone another 100 years.
—Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The Administration is not even pretending to follow the law, let alone its own proclamations about free speech.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Payouts weren’t enough to cover sufficient temporary housing, let alone rebuilding.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Is such a thing even possible, let alone desirable?
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The Administration is not even pretending to follow the law, let alone its own proclamations about free speech.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Payouts weren’t enough to cover sufficient temporary housing, let alone rebuilding.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Is such a thing even possible, let alone desirable?
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20alone. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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