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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Many top companies, including Google, Meta and IBM, don’t require a university degree at all anymore, let alone an MBA.
—Chris Haroun, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
These days, CEOs have little confidence where tariffs will be at the end of the week – let alone the end of the decade, or even multiple decades away.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Plus, the normal strains of parenting can already feel isolating — let alone the side-effects of disease.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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Chris Haroun, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
These days, CEOs have little confidence where tariffs will be at the end of the week – let alone the end of the decade, or even multiple decades away.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Plus, the normal strains of parenting can already feel isolating — let alone the side-effects of disease.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20alone. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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