not to say
idiom
—used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something
He was impolite, not to say downright rude!
Examples of not to say in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That’s not to say that there’s anything wrong with the C5.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
How to win an MLB team That’s not to say Ranadivé could not earn an expansion bid for Sacramento, Samson said.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
But that’s not to say his presence in the 4-3 scheme was middling.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Which is not to say that Johns’s body print looked anything like him.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
That’s not to say that J-Hope’s latest won’t be a commercial success.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That’s not to say the world isn’t without any turmoil at the moment.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Think of It As a ‘Hero’s Journey’ That’s not to say there isn’t a place for the five stages of grief.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s not to say immigration and border security didn’t come up as an important issue.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
How to win an MLB team That’s not to say Ranadivé could not earn an expansion bid for Sacramento, Samson said.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
But that’s not to say his presence in the 4-3 scheme was middling.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Which is not to say that Johns’s body print looked anything like him.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
That’s not to say that J-Hope’s latest won’t be a commercial success.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
That’s not to say the world isn’t without any turmoil at the moment.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Think of It As a ‘Hero’s Journey’ That’s not to say there isn’t a place for the five stages of grief.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s not to say immigration and border security didn’t come up as an important issue.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20say. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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