let alone
Example Sentences
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It was hardly a withering rebuke of the British move, let alone any kind of punishment.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s hard even for a healthcare insider to navigate the system, let alone appeal a denial with amorphous reasoning behind it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The biggest story of our time unfolds without help from the traditional news media, carried forward by self-directed Substacking and podcasting experts, names probably not even known to most news editors, let alone consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
She was the first in her family to go to college; if she became a mom, she didn’t know how she’d be able to stay in school, let alone get her degree.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I haven’t done any good things, let alone best things.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
