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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let alone

Unfortunately, a growing majority of Americans cannot afford the luxury of a primary-care doctor, now in short supply, let alone prescription medications that are proven safe and effective.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

A few images were released, but no video or audio that made clear he was able to speak, let alone fulfill his duties as a lawmaker.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

The biggest story of our time unfolds without help from the traditional news media, carried forward by self-directed Substacking and podcasting experts, names probably not even known to most news editors, let alone consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But, at that point, the FBI had not shipped all of the evidence found in Birmingham back to the US, let alone exhaustively analysed it.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

He’d reached Stanford Hospital without ever taking a class in finance or accounting, let alone working for any Wall Street firm.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis