let alone
Example Sentences
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Even by mid-summer standards, the current hot spell would be significant - let alone for May.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Geisbert pointed out that the vaccine was only tested on mice -- and these results often do not translate to monkeys, let alone humans.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
For decades, elected officials have not had to focus on the film and TV business, let alone turn it into a campaign issue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
A sheep who can’t conceive of death, let alone accept that humans would want to murder and eat her entire flock, might as well be fodder.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
“I haven’t done any good things, let alone best things.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
