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 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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This manager says professors, in his experience, rarely wanted to coordinate even teaching cases, let alone get together to tightly integrate their skills into creating a final product, even if fictional, at a business school.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Since the helicopter was not equipped with enough fuel to get there, let alone return.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But each night, Hero’s stories before bedtime prove so entrancing that Manfred fails to go through with any seducing, let alone ravishing.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Since the helicopter was not equipped with enough fuel to get there, let alone return.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But each night, Hero’s stories before bedtime prove so entrancing that Manfred fails to go through with any seducing, let alone ravishing.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
One of today’s co-hosts, France, has been unable to pass its own budget, let alone corral a continent into boosting its defense spending.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for let alone
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20alone. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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