to say the least

idiom

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

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For many, this will look a little off, to say the least. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 After spending more than five years living in Seattle (aka one of the rainiest cities in the U.S.), my collection of rain-appropriate outerwear is robust, to say the least. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025 Meanwhile, the picture for other automakers is complicated, to say the least. Justin Worland, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 Those 32 games have been extremely impressive to say the least. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 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 9 May. 2025.

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