let alone
conjunction
: to say nothing of : not to mention
—used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example
he would never walk again let alone play golf—
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Sports Illus.how many ever see an Ambassador or Minister, let alone a President—Robert Lacville
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Examples of let alone in a Sentence
I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan.
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Millions of new companies are born every year, yet only a fraction manage to keep the lights on long enough to raise that next round—let alone shift the paradigm of their industry.
—Uriel Maslansky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite the importance of bodies in medicine, there is no data on how many are used each year, let alone how many of them are unclaimed.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The office rents the building commands weren’t high enough to cover it, let alone the cost of upgrading and maintaining the building itself, long considered to be a charming money pit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Chef’s Table, Volume 7 If there’s any doubt about Chef’s Table’s impact on the cultural zeitgeist, let alone food TV, The Simpsons provided an exclamation point with a pitch-perfect spoof that aired in the weeks after the release of the latest season.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
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Uriel Maslansky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite the importance of bodies in medicine, there is no data on how many are used each year, let alone how many of them are unclaimed.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The office rents the building commands weren’t high enough to cover it, let alone the cost of upgrading and maintaining the building itself, long considered to be a charming money pit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Chef’s Table, Volume 7 If there’s any doubt about Chef’s Table’s impact on the cultural zeitgeist, let alone food TV, The Simpsons provided an exclamation point with a pitch-perfect spoof that aired in the weeks after the release of the latest season.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20alone. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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