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—
Sports Illus.
Sports Illus.how many ever see an Ambassador or Minister, let alone a President—Robert Lacville
Robert Lacville
Examples of let alone in a Sentence
I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan.
Recent Examples on the Web
It’s remained a popular song to stream, let alone play on TouchTunes jukeboxes; the tune has spent a record 447 weeks on Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs chart.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 17 July 2024
Proving that not all heroes require much, if any, clothing, let alone capes, a duo of nudists helped rescue a tourist who was being menaced by a blowtorch-wielding man last week in San Francisco.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Biden, meanwhile, remains a highly unwelcome presence on the ticket let alone as its leader.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 July 2024
The garden is situated in the Little Italy section of lower Manhattan, that sorely lacks open space, let alone green open space.
—Steven Hyman, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 17 July 2024
Proving that not all heroes require much, if any, clothing, let alone capes, a duo of nudists helped rescue a tourist who was being menaced by a blowtorch-wielding man last week in San Francisco.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Biden, meanwhile, remains a highly unwelcome presence on the ticket let alone as its leader.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 July 2024
The garden is situated in the Little Italy section of lower Manhattan, that sorely lacks open space, let alone green open space.
—Steven Hyman, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20alone. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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