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

But a chronic foot injury meant Nadal had to find different ways just to get through matches, let alone win them.

From BBC • May 29, 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

This was something I could hardly admit to myself, let alone her, so I intentionally stalled my progress to have a reason to come back.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman