let alone
Example Sentences
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It shouldn’t take months, let alone years, to take back control of public spaces, and Pratt’s criticism is warranted, no doubt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Does anyone expect that U.S.-China relations will evolve into a friendship, let alone an alliance?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid-summer, let alone May," it said on X.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
On paper, “The Sheep Detectives” and “Blue Heron” don’t seem like they’d share enough to warrant comparison, let alone a double feature.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
How many of us have the intellectual courage to consider, let alone accept, the truth when it demands so much?
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
