let alone

Example Sentences

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It shouldn’t take months, let alone years, to take back control of public spaces, and Pratt’s criticism is warranted, no doubt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Does anyone expect that U.S.-China relations will evolve into a friendship, let alone an alliance?

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

But she was also right: the living there was so easy that there was no need to develop agriculture, let alone writing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton