let alone
Example Sentences
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They discovered that the brain organoids continued to change and mature over the years, despite never having been inside an embryo, let alone a body.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Some of those people would have gone their entire lives without being brought into a courtroom, let alone being sued by a neighbor who lives 3 miles down the street,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
This is not something that we should be scared of, let alone try to hide, because it’s a part of womanhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"In cynodonts, embryonic tissues were never observed before, let alone a neonatal line," said co-author María Miceli Baro, a graduate student at the University of Buenos Aires.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
She could never have moved around in public, let alone book in at an hotel, with her real face.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
