let alone
Example Sentences
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Several England players are fighting to finish the series, let alone be part of the post-Ashes rebuild.
From BBC
Houston’s defense might be the best in the league, so it won’t be easy for Las Vegas to move the ball, let alone score.
From Los Angeles Times
Talking about this cash with heirs—let alone transferring it—is tricky.
Bass said that had she known of the danger facing the region in early January, she wouldn’t have gone to Long Beach, let alone Ghana.
From Los Angeles Times
They leased a plot in search of diamonds partly out of desperation, as their meagre incomes could not keep pace with rising household costs - let alone pay for a wedding, Mr Mohammed told the BBC.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
