to say the least

idiom

used to emphasize a statement
She was not happy, to say the least.

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That’s an unhealthy place from which to operate in any relationship, to say the least. R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 Forecasting how not only prices, but also output, employment and financial market levels will trend is highly uncertain, to say the least. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025 That’s where the BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (BTX), payer of that outsized (to say the least) 15.6% dividend. Michael Foster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 On March 15, Mercury will station retrograde in Aries, and things can get… chaotic for Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), to say the least. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to say the least

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“To say the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20say%20the%20least. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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