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
Ava can’t even get her cube to move, let alone get it back to her microscope with the right evidence pointing up.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
There was little evidence of a refereeing error having been made, let alone corruption on an institutional level.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
And babies and children do not get 80 different vaccines ever, let alone at one time.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The public criticism, unusual from a Michigan colleague, let alone a member of leadership, underscores the stakes of the race for Michigan’s 10th District.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
There was little evidence of a refereeing error having been made, let alone corruption on an institutional level.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
And babies and children do not get 80 different vaccines ever, let alone at one time.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
The public criticism, unusual from a Michigan colleague, let alone a member of leadership, underscores the stakes of the race for Michigan’s 10th District.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for let alone
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20alone. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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