fair to say

idiom

of a comment
: reasonable and not expected to cause argument
The key concept in this book, I think it is fair to say, is freedom.
She's not entirely to blame, but it's (only) fair to say that she handled the situation badly.

Examples of fair to say in a Sentence

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“Fair to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20to%20say. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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