to say the least

idiom

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

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Meanwhile, Fed Chair Jay Powell watches with detachment, to say the least. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 The list of people who had already won the career Grand Slam in golf is impressive, to say the least: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 While this will make most people think of all the current controversy surrounding the former CEO, the personal relationship between McMahon and Triple H has been bumpy to say the least. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025 The results were middling to say the least: out of 81 qualifying tackles, Paul ranked 79th, according to Pro Football Focus. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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