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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What, then, compelled us to embark on our first cruise last October, let alone on Viking’s 15-day Grand European Tour, which started in Budapest, concluded in Amsterdam, and stopped in more than a dozen cities along the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers along the way?
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
It should be stressed that an investigation does not mean the target will be charged with a crime, let alone convicted.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 June 2025
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Squid Game Season 3 Squid Game was never supposed to have a second season, let alone a third one.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Surviving—let alone thriving—in a global manufacturing network is a constant concern for leaders of most plants.
—Arnoud De Meyer, Harvard Business Review, 25 June 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
It should be stressed that an investigation does not mean the target will be charged with a crime, let alone convicted.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 June 2025
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Squid Game Season 3 Squid Game was never supposed to have a second season, let alone a third one.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
Surviving—let alone thriving—in a global manufacturing network is a constant concern for leaders of most plants.
—Arnoud De Meyer, Harvard Business Review, 25 June 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 14 Jul. 2025.
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