which is to say
idiom
: which means that
Her eyes are hazel, which is to say they are greenish brown.
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Eventually, Claudius returned to its normal operations—which is to say, abnormal ones.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Then camethe Afghanistan withdrawal, which unfolded with all the grace and coordination of a large family trying to leave home for church on a Sunday morning — which is to say, not very well.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
All of which is to say that spending a further £55m on Jacquet remains within the confines of what Liverpool can reasonably do.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Well, the starting point has to be systems characterized by integrity, which is to say with minimal space for illegally regular migration, smuggling, trafficking, mass border crossings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Then camethe Afghanistan withdrawal, which unfolded with all the grace and coordination of a large family trying to leave home for church on a Sunday morning — which is to say, not very well.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
All of which is to say that spending a further £55m on Jacquet remains within the confines of what Liverpool can reasonably do.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Well, the starting point has to be systems characterized by integrity, which is to say with minimal space for illegally regular migration, smuggling, trafficking, mass border crossings.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for which is to say
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