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
All three of these problem sets require extraordinary amounts of time and preparation to manage, let alone resolve.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Gilchrest and many other Democrats say health care, education and other programs can’t keep sacrificing this much money to debt reduction much longer, let alone for two more decades.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
That is incredibly fast for any car, let alone a reasonably sized SUV.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
At the heart of the city, this is one of the bustling, busiest areas of London on any day of the week, let alone a sunny Saturday in May, but chuck in a sizeable number of boisterous football fans and there is the potential for things to get messy, hence a large police presence.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Gilchrest and many other Democrats say health care, education and other programs can’t keep sacrificing this much money to debt reduction much longer, let alone for two more decades.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
That is incredibly fast for any car, let alone a reasonably sized SUV.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
At the heart of the city, this is one of the bustling, busiest areas of London on any day of the week, let alone a sunny Saturday in May, but chuck in a sizeable number of boisterous football fans and there is the potential for things to get messy, hence a large police presence.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20alone. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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