as in not to mention
to say nothing of
I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan
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Recent Examples of let alone
That’s less than what many people spend on a vacation to watch the Olympics, let alone compete in them.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Without any real world ranking to her name, Petrosian was the second to take the ice, slotted in among skaters with little chance to qualify for the free skate let alone touch the podium.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Sun Ra had never done a college stint like this, let alone at a place as conventional as Dartmouth.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Each is a discovery in their own right, let alone in the aggregate.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Without any real world ranking to her name, Petrosian was the second to take the ice, slotted in among skaters with little chance to qualify for the free skate let alone touch the podium.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Sun Ra had never done a college stint like this, let alone at a place as conventional as Dartmouth.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Each is a discovery in their own right, let alone in the aggregate.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20alone. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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