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 Before Ji-yeon can make a decision—let alone find the mangurok, the Joseon-era text that brought Ji-yeon to the past—bloodshed finds them. Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025 Some assumptions are more plausible than others, but the fact remains that no two people can ever perfectly understand one another, let alone two people from completely different backgrounds. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025 The Chargers have a great secondary that is capable of making great quarterbacks look confused, let alone a rookie. Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Note that hyphenated last name — once upon a time, that alone would be enough to establish your wokeness and thus invulnerability from any kind of disciplinary action, let alone having to work, at ZooMass. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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