to say the least

idiom

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

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Season one of Netflix’s Wednesday was a monster hit, to say the least. Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2025 The first two days at American Way Smokehouse in Independence were busy, to say the least. Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025 Even without it, Sheriff Cross has unrelated and unresolvable issues with Mayor Garcia; years earlier Garcia may have had some sort of relationship with Louise (Emma Stone, underused, to say the least), now the sheriff’s wife. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025 Outlets like The New York Times and Reuters have put up paywalls and made licensing deals, but the long-term viability of these purveyors of truth, backed by full-time fact-checkers, is worrisome, to say the least. Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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