let alone
Example Sentences
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Their neighborhoods are surrounded by four-lane highways with no sidewalks let alone any bike infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
There’s little clarity about where things stand in college athletics right now, let alone where they’re going.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The Met Office said the heat would be "exceptional in the UK even in mid-summer, let alone in May".
From BBC • May 25, 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
He worked the land harder than twenty men, let alone nine.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
