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

But a chronic foot injury meant Nadal had to find different ways just to get through matches, let alone win them.

From BBC • May 29, 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

Sagan isn’t quite as big as Earth, but I’d given up hope the terraformers were still alive, let alone possibly near us.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera