to say the least

idiom

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

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Outlets like The New York Times and Reuters have put up paywalls and made licensing deals, but the long-term viability of these purveyors of truth, backed by full-time fact-checkers, is worrisome, to say the least. Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 The images that board members were exposed to yesterday in this meeting were inappropriate to say the least. Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 And the contents are interesting, to say the least. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 July 2025 But the flavor of this versatile herb is divisive, to say the least. Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 July 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 4 Aug. 2025.

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