let alone

Example Sentences

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“We can barely afford food, let alone medications.”

From Los Angeles Times

This first installment of Murphy’s latest anthology franchise is a serviceable romance in a time when such stories rarely receive even modest studio budgets, let alone wide theatrical release.

From Salon

"Advertising built on that archive creates a potential for manipulating users in ways we don't have the tools to understand, let alone prevent."

From BBC

As a seventh-generation Texan, going before the Supreme Court of Texas was never something I saw myself doing—let alone doing because I listened to my doctors.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It completely saved my life – I was in the middle of nowhere, and without it, I'd be walking about two miles before I found a road sign, let alone a house," he said.

From BBC