How to Use which is to say in a Sentence

which is to say

phrase
  • All of which is to say that the good times rolled all the way through.
    — Sam Amick, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • All of which is to say, this is not a show that prizes subtext.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
  • All of which is to say the one-take can get a little one-note.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
  • None of which is to say United should have stuck with him.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • None of which is to say Chicago does not have its issues.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • All of which is to say, there are a lot of threads waiting to be tied up next season.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 July 2023
  • The work was in the voting, which is to say, the work was in making one’s voice heard.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • All of which is to say, Morgan needs to keep turning over stones.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The whole goal of which is to say, given a sequence of words, predict the next word.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2025
  • None of which is to say this is a shortcut to being selected.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
  • All of which is to say that the Patriots have plenty of work to do.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • All of which is to say that the plot is thickening rapidly before our eyes.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • None of which is to say that changing jobs will hurt your chances at a happy retirement.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Someone will leave Thailand in a body bag, which is to say, reborn.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
  • That is the weakness of prose — which is to say, by the magic of language, the love of prose, too.
    — Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • None of which is to say that a rapprochement with the EU is in the cards.
    — Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2021
  • On the blockchain — which is to say, in reality — the coins were not budging.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Phages live in places where bacteria live, which is to say, everywhere.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
  • All of which is to say, there’s a long road ahead for Ford’s shift to electric vehicles.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 July 2023
  • Lighting is to nudes what location is to real estate—which is to say, the main thing.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The other four siblings are just as engaged as ever — which is to say, hardly at all.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • But the golf course lived up to expectation, which is to say difficult.
    — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
  • All of which is to say that this indictment could—emphasis on could—be mind-blowing.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 July 2023
  • All of which is to say that bikes, even hybrid bikes, are deceptively complex.
    — Mike Richard, menshealth.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • This course is for anyone who wants to make their days a little better, which is to say, everyone.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
  • None of which is to say there won't be use cases for Henson's direct-push wheel design.
    — Loz Blain september 23, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
  • All of which is to say that drills, practice, pregame infield work, whatever — that all matters to him.
    — Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • All of which is to say that Laughton’s early struggles as a Maple Leaf make some sense.
    — Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • All of which is to say that The Moment has rich material to mine.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • These themes are played with the same level of seriousness as the rest of the film — which is to say, little to none.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026

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