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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Bibb shared with IndieWire that perhaps the trio’s friendship won’t survive the season — let alone if any of them will actually live after that cold-open preview of a resort shooting.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
People don’t always know what’s going on inside the minds of anyone, let alone a young girl who’s navigating love and a lot of things for the first time.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Young people living far from the frontline states of NATO's eastern flank with Russia show little appetite to serve in the military, let alone fight a war in defense of the continent.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The legends don’t have much of a foot to stand on, either: LeBron James’ crunch time numbers are impressive for anyone, let alone a 40-year-old, but there’s a near 50-point gap separating him from New York’s captain.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
People don’t always know what’s going on inside the minds of anyone, let alone a young girl who’s navigating love and a lot of things for the first time.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Young people living far from the frontline states of NATO's eastern flank with Russia show little appetite to serve in the military, let alone fight a war in defense of the continent.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The legends don’t have much of a foot to stand on, either: LeBron James’ crunch time numbers are impressive for anyone, let alone a 40-year-old, but there’s a near 50-point gap separating him from New York’s captain.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Let alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20alone. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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