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let alone

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. let alone, not to mentionadverb

    much less

    "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"

Wiktionary

  1. let aloneverb

    To leave alone, let be; to stop bothering.

  2. let aloneconjunction

    Much less; to say nothing of;

  3. let aloneconjunction

    not to mention, as well as;

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  1. let alone

    "Let alone" is a phrase used to emphasize the improbability or impossibility of a more extreme or difficult situation than the one initially mentioned. It highlights that the first condition or statement itself is unlikely or challenging, thereby making the subsequent one unimaginable or unattainable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of let alone in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of let alone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of let alone in a Sentence

  1. Pauline Cafferkey:

    People are not contagious until they are too sick with the disease to get out of bed, let alone use public transportation.

  2. Benjamin Ginsberg:

    What a campaign needs to do to staff one statewide recount, let alone multiple recounts, is overwhelming, bush v. Gore was one state. We put out a call and hundreds of lawyers, political operatives and many others responded.

  3. Iwan Djuniardi:

    It takes time to process a management change before we adopt a new technology. Even cloud technology is still being debated, let alone blockchain.

  4. Fifth Avenue:

    Who would think a thing like this is even possible? durham is also coming up with things far bigger than anybody thought possible—Nobody ever thought a thing like this would be even discussed, let alone an act like this committed.

  5. Dennis Toner:

    I clearly would remember if we -- that is, if Tara and Dennis Toner -- had any kind of conversation regarding sexual harassment allegations, let alone something involving Vice President Biden. It would stick in my mind. It would be burned in my mind, i don't understand it.


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