to say the least

idiom

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

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The album’s lengthy credits look, to say the least, improbable – if not downright impossible – coming across like a blend of talent from multiple projects from multiple musical genres. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025 In arguably the most important quarter of the game, Ewers completed 38% of his passes for 35 yards and threw two picks, one of which was a bad read to say the least. Miami Herald, 21 Dec. 2025 The photographs were taken by photojournalist Christopher Anderson to accompany a major two-part story by reporter Chris Whipple based on a year’s worth of candid interviews (to say the least) with Wiles, the White House chief of staff. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2025.

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