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to say the least

idiom

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

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The hard-side exterior is durable, to say the least. Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 This is no sugary-sweet feel good romance though — the focal relationship in the novel is that between Davis and his father, the Reverend Doctor John Freeman, which is… complicated to say the least. Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025 Vice has had a rollercoaster few years, to say the least. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025 However, these safety zones are highly controversial because they could be seen as a breach of the outer space treaty's non-appropriation principles, to say the least. Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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