in a manner of speaking

idiom

—used to say that a statement is true or accurate in a certain way even if it is not literally or completely true

His retirement was, in a manner of speaking, the beginning of his real career.

After the storm destroyed their house, they were, in a manner of speaking, lost at sea.

Examples of in a manner of speaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The murder victim from season three is somehow a murder suspect in season four, at least in a manner of speaking. —Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024

And, in a manner of speaking, they are further protected by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. —science.org, 19 Sep. 2024

So Mohegan hit the jackpot, in a manner of speaking, with its random drawing of Indiana for its opener. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2024

And, in a manner of speaking, the government has collapsed. —Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

These studies have shown that grandma killer whales help their daughters and grandchildren by providing food, protection and, in a manner of speaking, wisdom. —Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024

The task for figuring that out falls to, well, us, in a manner of speaking, at least. —Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Each innovation begat more innovation, and the feedback loop was, in a manner of speaking, electrified. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023

Backstory out of the way, the film then moves on to the main action, in a manner of speaking. —Michael Nordine, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023