let alone

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 But building any fashion brand from scratch is no easy feat, let alone one pursuing a more responsible model of production. Bella Webb, Vogue, 13 May 2025 But the reversals don’t appear to be rational, let alone part of any plan. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025 In the past five years, numerous states across the country have formed statewide prosecution teams to ferret out voter fraud, only to find few, if any, actual culprits to charge, let alone any evidence of widespread or coordinated fraud. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025 Not even accused of a crime, let alone having committed one. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 4 May 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 23 May. 2025.

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