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—
Sports Illus.
Sports Illus.how many ever see an Ambassador or Minister, let alone a President—Robert Lacville
Robert LacvilleExamples 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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Much of what drives us is hidden from ourselves, let alone others.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Only a small group of people in the world would be capable of developing such questions, let alone answering them.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 6 June 2025
Worse, this failure would be an obstacle to achieving the ten-year 2.6 percent growth target that the House Budget Committee has set (let alone Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent’s goal of 3 percent growth).
—Joshua Rauh, National Review, 4 June 2025
Ukraine and Russia are due for another round of direct negotiations in Istanbul, with the timing yet to be agreed, though progress toward a temporary ceasefire is slow, let alone a full peace deal as desired by U.S. President Donald Trump.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Only a small group of people in the world would be capable of developing such questions, let alone answering them.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 6 June 2025
Worse, this failure would be an obstacle to achieving the ten-year 2.6 percent growth target that the House Budget Committee has set (let alone Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent’s goal of 3 percent growth).
—Joshua Rauh, National Review, 4 June 2025
Ukraine and Russia are due for another round of direct negotiations in Istanbul, with the timing yet to be agreed, though progress toward a temporary ceasefire is slow, let alone a full peace deal as desired by U.S. President Donald Trump.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20alone. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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