let alone

Idioms  

1. See leave someone alone .

2. Not to mention, as in We have no room for another house guest, let alone an entire family . [c. 1800]

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Example Sentences

Instead, it led to a world of job insecurity and wages too low to support most people, let alone a family.

From Salon

It is worth repeating that the past behavior of markets does not show what markets will do in the future, let alone what markets “do” in some kind of generalized eternal present.

From MarketWatch

It was this: “I mean, we’ve got enough smog in Los Angeles, let alone to deal with setting these fires and things.”

From Los Angeles Times

Former immigration officials told ProPublica that it used to be rare to encounter, let alone hold, American children for any amount of time.

From Salon

"The cramps around my womb and my belly were just horrible. Even the back pain, it's just hard standing up straight, let alone sprinting or running," she said.

From BBC