to put it politely
idiom
—used to indicate that one is saying something in a way that shows good manners
He is not, to put it politely, the best guitar player in the world.
Examples of to put it politely in a Sentence
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Several of them have been, to put it politely, clunkers.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Boston, to put it politely, is not considered a fashion-forward town.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
In the past, emergency vehicles have been dangerously stuck in the traffic and more than once those on foot on the crowded sidewalks and the cars on Main Street have collided, to put it politely.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
For those of you who remember the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s first term, Trump had a rocky (to put it politely) relationship with MSM and Big Tech.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The Democratic nominee had a bad night, to put it politely.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 20 Oct. 2024
And this caudillo style (to put it politely) is ensconced in the United States.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 June 2024
Trump is only four years younger than Biden, but his bellicosity (to put it politely) has seemed to stave off accusations of senility.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
Advertisement Critics have described Smith’s sound as, to put it politely, derivative.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Boston, to put it politely, is not considered a fashion-forward town.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
In the past, emergency vehicles have been dangerously stuck in the traffic and more than once those on foot on the crowded sidewalks and the cars on Main Street have collided, to put it politely.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
For those of you who remember the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s first term, Trump had a rocky (to put it politely) relationship with MSM and Big Tech.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The Democratic nominee had a bad night, to put it politely.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 20 Oct. 2024
And this caudillo style (to put it politely) is ensconced in the United States.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 June 2024
Trump is only four years younger than Biden, but his bellicosity (to put it politely) has seemed to stave off accusations of senility.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
Advertisement Critics have described Smith’s sound as, to put it politely, derivative.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
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“To put it politely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20put%20it%20politely. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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