to say the least

idiom

used to emphasize a statement
She was not happy, to say the least.

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That is definitely the case here and a pardon is inappropriate, to say the least. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Having a tour group led by Hanks inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building right beside the Apollo 11 mission's Saturn V rocket while it was being stacked was a bit of a stretch to say the least, but hey, that's Hollywood. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 June 2025 On their day, the Lionesses have the talent, know-how and experience to beat any European side, but their form has been patchy to say the least. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 June 2025 The sequence is a bizarre departure from the mood of the rest of the movie and feels like a pretty odd note to leave things on, to say the least. Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for to say the least

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“To say the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20say%20the%20least. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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