bound to say

phrase

chiefly British

: to be forced to admit

The experiment, I am bound to say, seems to have succeeded.

Examples of bound to say in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watch enough influencer content, for example, and they’re bound to say something about wanting their page to have something for everyone. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

The first part of the pope’s argument says what it was bound to say, that humans are exceptional. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for bound to say

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