Thesaurus results for LET ALONE

let alone

conjunction

Definition of let alone

as in not to mention

to say nothing of I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan

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Recent Examples of let alone The background noise dates back to March, when Endrick — at that point considered an outsider for the World Cup squad, let alone Ancelotti’s starting XI — came on in a friendly against Croatia. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2026 At the same time, facilities appear to lack clarity on available heat stress management options, let alone what climate adaptation entails—potentially affecting data quality and interpretation, said Janet Mensink, CEO of SLCP. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 The characters have little time to make life-or-death decisions, let alone ruminate, and the action vacillates between triage and doctors expertly improvising solutions — like Mel (Taylor Dearden) donating her own blood, and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) going MacGyver mode with a tracheal tube. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Many Canadians feel that FIFA erred by not ensuring that the teams advancing from Group B would play their knockout rounds in Canada, especially given that Les Rouges were not guaranteed to advance – Canada had never won a World Cup game before this tournament, let alone made the knockouts. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for let alone

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